Predictive Factors of Renal Failure in Covid 19 Patients at the Anti-Covid Center in Lome, Togo

Abstract

Background: Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 has been identified as the receptor that allows the entry of SarsCov2 into the human cell. Its expression in the kidney is 100 times higher than in the lung; thus, making the kidney an excellent target for SarsCov2 infection manifesting as renal failure (RF). The objective of this study was to determine the predictive factors of RF during covid-19 in the Togolese context.