Open AccessPrevalence of Proteinuria and Elevated Serum Cystatin C among HIV-Infected Adolescents in the Reaching for Excellence in Adolescent Care and Health (REACH) Study
Author(s) -
Kristal J. Aaron,
Mirjam-Colette Kempf,
Robert H. Christenson,
Craig M. Wilson,
Paul Muntner,
Sadeep Shrestha
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31826d7421
Subject(s) - proteinuria , excellence , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cystatin c , environmental health , immunology , family medicine , creatinine , kidney , political science , law
In the United States, kidney dysfunction is prevalent in almost 30% of HIV-infected patients and is an independent predictor of mortality. Proteinuria and elevated serum cystatin C (eCysC) are used as markers of kidney disease in the general population; however, the prevalence of these markers in HIV-infected adolescents is largely unknown.