Impact of Colistin Dosing on the Incidence of Nephrotoxicity in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Reem Almutairy (Author), Waad Aljrarri (Author), Afnan Noor (Author), Pansy Elsamadisi (Author), Nour Shamas (Author), Mohammad Qureshi (Author), Sherine Ismail (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Colistin therapy is associated with the development of nephrotoxicity. We examined the incidence and risk factors of nephrotoxicity associated with colistin dosing. We included adult hospitalized patients who received intravenous (IV) colistin for >72 h between January 2014 and December 2015. The...