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Malaria-linked kidney injury triples child death risk — study
Researchers found that the increased risk of death persists years after apparent recovery from severe malaria, highlighting what experts describe as a hidden but potentially life-threatening consequence of the disease. The study followed 1,077 children treated for severe malaria at Mulago Hospital and Jinja Regional Referral Hospital for up to 15 years.
In the picture, the combo is Nephrologist Dr Anthony Batte, also a senior lecturer at Makerere University Child Health Development Centre and Dr. Andrea Conroy from Indiana University.
By: Violet Nabatanzi, Journalist @New Vision
Children who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) during severe malaria are more than three times more likely to die after leaving hospital than children who do not suffer