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Hepatitis C virus viremia increases the incidence of chronic kidney disease in HIV-infected patients.
AIDS (London, England) - 24 Sept 2012
Peters Lars, Grint Daniel, Lundgren Jens D, Rockstroh Jürgen K, Soriano Vincent, Reiss Peter, Grzeszczuk Anna, Sambatakou Helen, Mocroft Amanda, Kirk Ole
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BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported on an association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody status and the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the role of HCV viremia and genotype are not well defined. METHODS: Patients with at least three serum creatinine measurements after 1 January 2004 and known HCV antibody status were included. Baseline was defined as the first eligible estimated...
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