The associations of different elevated biomarkers with acute kidney injury, proteinuria, and length of hospital stay in Puumala hantavirus infection[1-7]
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Adapted from: Mustonen J, Outinen T, Laine O, et al. Kidney disease in Puumala hantavirus infection. Infect Dis (Lond) 2017; 49:321.
