Urine sediment findings were milder in patients with COVID-19-associated renal injuries than in those with non-COVID-19-associated renal injuries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute renal injury is an important complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Both COVID-19-specific mechanisms, such as damage to the renal parenchyma by direct infection, and non-specific mechanisms, such as the pre-renal injury factors, have been proposed to be involved in COVID-19-associated renal injuries. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the characteristics of COVID-19-associated renal injuries, focusing mainly on urine sediment findings.

Methods

We compared the urine sediment findings and their associations with renal functions or urinary clinical parameters between subjects with COVID-19 and subjects without COVID-19 with acute renal injuries.

Results

We found that the number of urine sediment particles and the levels of N-acetyl-β-D-g

SUBMITTER: Morita Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8849830 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature