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01-12-2010 | Poster presentation
Kidney tubular function and serum phosphate levels in HIV-1-infected patients treated with tenofovir: preliminary results
Authors:
P Grima, A Zizza, P Calabrese, R Chiavaroli, A Faraone, M Tana, MR Sodo, P Tundo, M Guido
Published in:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
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Special Issue 4/2010
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Excerpt
There is concern that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy lead to cumulative toxicity. Tenofovir (TDF) is the first choice for most subjects. Even if it has a safe metabolic profile, much attention has been fixed on kidney tubular function and regulation of phosphate metabolism. We performed this study to evaluate the role of a TDF based regimen has on renal tubular over time. …