Proteinuria in HIV Positive Children in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Obiorah Cc,Daniel Co

doi:10.16966/2380-5498.191

Abstract

Proteinuria in HIV Positive Children in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Highlights

Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is of public health concern worldwide but more in sub-Saharan Africa, home to 71% of the world’s HIV infected people [1,2]
There was no positive correlation between proteinuria and the clinical stage of HIV infection in the subjects
The prevalence of proteinuria using dipstick urinalysis is low in HIV positive children seen in University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) Port Harcourt

Summary

Introduction

Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is of public health concern worldwide but more in sub-Saharan Africa, home to 71% of the world’s HIV infected people [1,2]. HIV which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) [1], is a major cause of infant and childhood morbidity and mortality in Africa and the rest of the world [3,4]. Of the two types of HIV that infect humans-HIV-1 and HIV2, HIV-1 is more virulent, more transmissible and the cause of the vast majority of HIV infections globally [9]. The virus affects virtually every system in the body including the kidneys with a resultant variety of renal abnormalities that culminate in HIVAN [10,11]. HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is a common complication of HIV infection and significant proteinuria is associated with HIVAN

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