Journal of Nephrology & Therapeutics

Department of Microbiology, Tejas Microdiagnostics, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  NGAL-A Promising Biomarker for AKI in Severe COVID-19 Disease and Its Prognostic Role: A Prospective Study
  Author(s): Anubhuti Bhardwaj*, Upma Narain and Arvind Gupta
  
  Background: COVID-19 disease has stunned the world with its relentless spread and high mortality rates. Acute kidney injury has been an important consequence of the disease, contributing to mortality. There is unavailability of data for using neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin as a biomarker for acute kidney injury in patients with severe COVID-19 disease. Aim: To evaluate the role of inflammatory marker neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin in severe COVID-19 disease. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at various tertiary care hospitals in Prayagraj from January 1st 2021 to March 15th 2021, which included only patients with severe COVID-19 disease requiring ICU admission. Patients of known renal diseases were excluded from the study. The study was done on 110 patients, out of whi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2161-0959.2021.11.363

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