Raw data for: Acute Kidney Injury in patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northwest Ethiopia

This data set contains data described in the paper Hailu, Workagegnehu et al. (2021) Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northwest Ethiopia. PLOS ONE, PONE-D-21-00134

This retrospective study aims to determine the prevalence, characteristics, and associated factors of AKI in patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis(VL) in Northwest Ethiopia. Retrospective patient record analysis was conducted including patients treated for VL from January 2019 to December 2019 at the Leishmaniasis Research and Treatment Center (LRTC), Gondar, Ethiopia. The proportion of AKI was looked at using serum creatinine level at admission, during treatment, and at the end of treatment. 

The main results of the study are: (1)The overall prevalence of AKI among VL patients was 17.4%; (2) Pre-renal azotemia (57%) and drug-induced AKI (50%) were the main etiologies of AKI at admission and post-admission respectively; (3) Proteinuria and hematuria occurred in 85% and 42% of AKI patients re...