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Prevalence of persistent proteinuria in stable HIV/AIDS patients and its association with HIV nephropathy
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Autores: Cavalcante,Maria Alina Gomes de Mattos; Coelho,Sandra Neiva; Lacerda,Heloísa Ramos.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related glomerular disease is a cause of end-stage renal disease, though there is no recent data from Brazil concerning this syndrome. Persistent proteinuria (PPt) is the main marker for glomerular disease, especially levels above 1.5 g. We examined the prevalence of and associated risk factors for PPt, along with the prevalence of HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) among AIDS patients. We interviewed 411 patients who were attended at the HIV/AIDS section of the Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Pernambuco (Brazil) from January through June 2004. PPt was defined as a positive urine dipstick exam on at least two occasions. The analyzed risk factors were: black race, a low CD4 lymphocyte count (&lt;200...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Proteinuria; HIV nephropathy; AIDS.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000500003