| AKI | acute kidney injury |
| PT | piperacillin/tazobactam |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| NGAL | neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin |
| VPT | vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam |
| OR | odds ratio |
| IGFBP7 | insulin-like growth factor-binding protein |
| KIM-1 | kidney injury molecule-1 |
| 8-OHdG | 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| ACOX2 | Acyl-CoA Oxidase 2 |
| HK-2 cell | human kidney-2 cell |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| PGC-1-alpha | proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1 alpha |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling |
| PAS | periodic acid–Schiff-stained kidney tissue sections |
| OAT | the organic anion transporter |