Increased vulnerability to COVID-19 in chronic kidney disease.
Nicholas CarlsonKarl Emil Nelveg-KristensenEllen Linnea Freese BallegaardBo Feldt-RasmussenMorten Baltzer HoulindAnne-Lise KamperGunnar Hilmar GislasonChristian Torp-PedersenPublished in: Journal of internal medicine (2021)
Renal insufficiency was associated with progressive increase in both rate of hospital-diagnosed COVID-19 and subsequent risk of adverse outcomes. Results underscore a possible vulnerability associated with impaired renal function in relation to COVID-19.