title: Acute Kidney Injury in HIV Infection.
abstract: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is increasingly recognized in clinical practice, and common in HIV-infection patients, affecting 18% of hospitalized patients. Preexisting hypertension, advanced HIV-infection, tenofovir toxicity, HCV co-infection, sepsis are risk factors of AKI. AKI can lead to prolonged hospitalization and is associated with increased mortality in HIV-infected patients. This review provides the most recent updates in the definition, diagnosis, pathophysiology, risk factors and treatment options for patients with HIV-associated AKI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xuezhu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA.
authors.forename: Shougang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhuang
keywords: Acute kidney injury; Glomerulonephritis; HAART; Human immunodeficiency virus; Nephropathy