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SUBMITTER: Achhra AC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5581703 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Achhra Amit C AC Mocroft Amanda A Ross Michael M Ryom-Nielson Lene L Avihingsanon Anchalee A Bakowska Elzbieta E Belloso Waldo W Clarke Amanda A Furrer Hansjakob H Lucas Gregory M GM Ristola Matti M Rassool Mohammed M Ross Jonathan J Somboonwit Charurut C Sharma Shweta S Wyatt Christina C
International journal of antimicrobial agents 20170628 3
The impact of early ART initiation (versus deferring) on kidney function has not been studied. START was a randomised comparison of immediate versus deferred ART initiation among HIV-positive persons with CD4<sup>+</sup> (cells/mm<sup>3</sup>) counts >500. Serum creatinine and urine dipstick protein were measured at Months 0, 1, 4, 8 and 12, and annually thereafter. The two arms were compared for changes in eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m<sup>2</sup>, calculated by CKD-EPI equation), over time using longitu ...[more]