Incidence and Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury in HIV Infection
Author(s) -
Yongmei Li,
Michael G. Shlipak,
Carl Grünfeld,
Andy I. Choi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000337151
Subject(s) - medicine , acute kidney injury , incidence (geometry) , dialysis , kidney disease , hazard ratio , creatinine , body mass index , proportional hazards model , risk factor , prospective cohort study , cohort , confidence interval , physics , optics
Although HIV-infected persons are at higher risk for acute kidney injury (AKI) during hospitalization compared with their uninfected counterparts, risk factors for AKI are not well-defined. We aimed to describe the evolving incidence of AKI among HIV-infected individuals and to identify important AKI risk factors.
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