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Acetaminophen as a renoprotective adjunctive treatment in patients with severe and moderately severe Falciparum malaria: a randomized, controlled, open-label trial

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Acute kidney injury independently predicts mortality in falciparum malaria. It is not known whether acetaminophen's capacity to inhibit plasma hemoglobin-mediated oxidation is renoprotective in severe malaria.A phase 2, open-label, randomized controlled trial at two hospitals in Bangladesh was conducted to assess effects on renal function, safety, pharmacokinetic properties and pharmacodynamic effects of acetaminophen. Febrile patients ( >12 years) with severe and moderately severe falcipa...

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10.1093/cid/ciy213

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Oxford college:
Green Templeton College
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Plewes, K
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Clinician Investigator Program
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Funding agency for:
Plewes, K
Grant:
Clinician Investigator Program
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
Clinical Infectious Diseases More from this journal
Volume:
67
Issue:
7
Pages:
991–999
Publication date:
2018-03-12
Acceptance date:
2018-03-05
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EISSN:
1537-6591
ISSN:
1058-4838
Pmid:
29538635
Language:
English
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pubs:830372
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uuid:45647da0-731b-42c8-b699-2e2078183303
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pubs:830372
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830372
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2018-03-20

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