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UK study shows kidney injury in 26% of COVID-19 patients, mortality risk
A PLOS Medicine study late last week found double the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and a threefold higher mortality than in COVID-19negative patients. Men, nonwhite patients, and those with comorbidities were at increased risk of developing AKI with COVID-19.
The retrospective cohort study examined the relationship between COVID-19 and AKI in 1,161 SARS-CoV-2positive patients admitted…
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