Early kidney injury predicts disease progression in patients with COVID-19: a cohort study

Early kidney injury predicts disease progression in patients with COVID-19: a cohort study

Abstract Background The receptor of severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, is more abundant in kidney than in lung tissue, suggesting that kidney might be another important target organ for SARS-CoV-2. However, our understanding of kidney injury caus...

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Main Authors: Tingting Xia, Wenjing Zhang, Yu Xu, Bin Wang, Zhiquan Yuan, Na Wu, Ying Xiang, Chengying Li, Yifan Shan, Weijia Xie, Youhao Wang, Yao Zhang, Li Bai, Yafei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Coronavirus disease 2019
Severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Kidney injury
Disease progression
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06576-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06576-9

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