COVID-19-induced acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease: correspondence response

Dear Editor,

Regarding the comment by Dr. Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip and Dr. Viroj Wiwanitkit, we would like to point out that the initial classification of all the studied individuals into kidney-healthy and chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients was based on their electronic medical records (physical exams, laboratory tests, and abdominal images), as explained in the “Material & Method” section of our article. This was possible because these patients were usually treated in our medical institution. Therefore, all CKD diagnoses performed were based on the KDIGO criteria¹.

Regarding COVID-19 infection, we focused on those patients who presented acute COVID-19 symptoms and a positive PCR test. The other COVID-19 conditions (asymptomatic, subclinical, etc.) were not of interest for our study.

Reference

• ^1.
  Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). KDIGO clinical practice guideline for acute kidney injury. Kidney Int Suppl. 2012 Mar;2(1):1-38.

Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  16 Dec 2022
• Date of issue
  Apr-Jun 2023

History

• Received
  19 Aug 2022
• Accepted
  26 Sept 2022