Kidney transplant recipients who received an HCV-infected kidney had similar allograft function at 1 year to those receiving an uninfected kidney: 66.3 vs 67.1 mL/min/1.73m2, respectively.
A recently published report describes the case of a 33-year-old female patient with HIV who experienced ritonavir-induced nephrolithiasis 2 years after discontinuing the medication.
Likelihood of working higher if symptoms less severe and on illness onset date versus subsequent days
In a study, hepatitis C patients with stage 3 CKD and no diabetes experienced 4.3- and 1.8-fold improvements in eGFR, respectively, with antiviral therapy.
Guidelines include preplacement TB risk assessment, postexposure symptom evaluation and testing
Mean time to species identification 3.61 to 7.70 hours, depending on number of samples tested
Unlike other antibiotics, clindamycin has rarely been associated with AKI
In a subanalysis, researchers discovered that testosterone deficiency was common in men with a sustained virologic response after being treated for hepatitis C.
Findings from a small study suggest it could be an effective, safe, and attractive alternative to fluoroquinolones, bacterial resistance to which is becoming increasingly prevalent.
1,000 deaths of kidney failure patients each year in US may be attributable to seasonal influenza.
