Journal article
Hepatitis C co-infection is associated with an increased risk of incident chronic kidney disease in HIV-infected patients initiating combination antiretroviral therapy
Abstract
BackgroundCombination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has reduced mortality from AIDS-related illnesses and chronic comorbidities have become prevalent among HIV-infected patients. We examined the association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection and chronic kidney disease (CKD) among patients initiating modern antiretroviral therapy.MethodsData were obtained from the Canadian HIV Observational Cohort for individuals initiating cART from …
Authors
Rossi C; Raboud J; Walmsley S; Cooper C; Antoniou T; Burchell AN; Hull M; Chia J; Hogg RS; Moodie EEM
Journal
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2017
DOI
10.1186/s12879-017-2350-8
ISSN
1471-2334