Publications by authors named "Livia Maria Barbosa Lima"
Objective: To investigate prognostic factors among critically ill patients with community-acquired bacterial meningitis and acute kidney injury.
Methods: A retrospective study including patients admitted to a tertiary infectious disease hospital in Fortaleza, Brazil diagnosed with community-acquired bacterial meningitis complicated with acute kidney injury. Factors associated with death, mechanical ventilation and use of vasopressors were investigated.