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. 2021 Dec 8;15(3):582-583.
doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfab254. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Kinetics of serum hepcidin and interleukin-6 levels following COVID-19 infection in hemodialysis patients

Maxime Touzot  1 , Thibaud Lefebvre  2 , Catherine Maheas  1 , Katell Peoc'h  2 , Pablo Ureña-Torres  3 , Christophe Ridel  1 , Hervé Puy  2 , Zoubida Karim  4
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Kinetics of serum hepcidin and interleukin-6 levels following COVID-19 infection in hemodialysis patients

Maxime Touzot et al. Clin Kidney J. .
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(A) IL-6 and (B) hepcidin kinetics in 12 HD patients at day 7 (D7), 14 (D14) and 90 (D90) after the COVID-19 diagnosis. Data are expressed as median and IQR. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. ns: non-significant (Mann–Whitney test).
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