Acute Kidney Injury and Kidney Damage in COVID-19 Patients.
Ki Ryang NaHae-Ri KimYoung-Rok HamDae-Eun ChoiKang Wook LeeJae Young MoonYeon Sook KimShinhyea CheonKyung Mok SohnJungok KimSungmin KimHyeongseok JeongJae Wan JeonPublished in: Journal of Korean medical science (2020)
The incidence of AKI was not high in COVID-19 patients. The lower mortality rate in SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with previous Middle East respiratory syndrome and SARS-CoV infections is thought to be associated with a low incidence of dysfunction in organs other than the lungs.