Open AccessCross-Sectional and Longitudinal Performance of Creatinine- and Cystatin C-Based Estimating Equations Relative to Exogenously Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Persons
Author(s) -
Gregory M. Lucas,
Mohamed G. Atta,
Katie Zook,
Dhananjay Vaidya,
Xuguang Grant Tao,
Paula Maier,
George J. Schwartz
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000002471
Subject(s) - renal function , creatinine , cystatin c , medicine , population , cohort , urology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cystatin , endocrinology , immunology , environmental health
Reliable estimates of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) are important in the clinical management of HIV-positive patients. Data on the performance of widely used estimating equations (eGFR) relative to exogenously measured GFR are sparse in this population.