Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Poor Diagnostic Accuracy of Dipstick Proteinuria in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals: A Multicenter Study in Japan
Author(s) -
Naoki Yanagisawa,
Takashi Muramatsu,
Tomohiko Koibuchi,
Akihiro Inui,
Yusuke Ainoda,
Toshio Naito,
Kosaku Nitta,
Atsushi Ajisawa,
Katsuyuki Fukutake,
Aikichi Iwamoto,
Minoru Ando
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy216
Subject(s) - medicine , albuminuria , dipstick , kidney disease , proteinuria , diabetes mellitus , creatinine , immunology , kidney , endocrinology , urine
The KDIGO guideline may enable physicians to capture HIV-infected patients at increased risk more effectively. The sensitivity of dipstick proteinuria to detect albuminuria is so poor that it may not serve as an alternative in HIV-infected individuals.
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