Key result
Recent coxsackievirus B5 infection was detected in 5 of 6 patients with acute oliguric renal failure, compared to no significant antibody titer rises in control patients.
Why the study?
Is there an association between coxsackievirus B5 infections and acute oliguric renal failure?
Case-Control
Is there an association between coxsackievirus B5 infections and acute oliguric renal failure?
The study suggests a strong association between coxsackievirus B5 infections and acute oliguric renal failure, though causality remains unknown.
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May link coxsackievirus B5 to acute oliguric renal failure; hypothesis-generating, causality unproven.
Aronson et al. (1975) conducted a case-control in Acute oliguric renal failure. Coxsackievirus B5 infection vs. Control patients was evaluated on Detection of recent coxsackievirus B5 infection via neutralization and complement fixation antibodies. Recent coxsackievirus B5 infection was detected in 5 of 6 patients with acute oliguric renal failure, compared to no significant antibody titer rises in control patients.
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