Approach to acute kidney injury in HIV-infected patients in South Africa

Background: HIV-infected patients have an increased risk of renal disease. Current first-line antiretroviral therapy contains tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), which has nephrotoxic potential, characterised by proximal tubular cell injury. This may result in acute kidney injury, chronic kidney di...

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Main Authors: Michael T. Boswell, Theresa M. Rossouw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-11-01
Series:Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Online Access:https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/714