COVID-19 and the kidney: A retrospective analysis of 37 critically ill patients using machine learning.

Journal: PloS one
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: There is evidence that SARS-CoV2 has a particular affinity for kidney tissue and is often associated with kidney failure.

Authors

  • Anna Laura Herzog
    Division of Nephrology, Medizinische Klinik I, Transplantationszentrum, University of Würzburg, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Holger K von Jouanne-Diedrich
    Faculty of Engineering, Competence Centre for Artificial Intelligence, TH Aschaffenburg (University of Applied Sciences), Aschaffenburg, Germany.
  • Christoph Wanner
    Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Dirk Weismann
    Intensive Care Unit, Medizinische Klinik I, University of Würzburg, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Tobias Schlesinger
    Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Würzburg, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Patrick Meybohm
    Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Jan Stumpner
    Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Würzburg, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany.