Tenofovir-associated renal toxicity in a cohort of HIV infected patients in Ghana
Edmund T Nartey, Raymond A Tetteh, Barbara A Yankey, Aukje K Mantel-Teeuwisse, Hubert G M Leufkens, Alexander N O Dodoo, Margaret Lartey, Edmund T Nartey, Raymond A Tetteh, Barbara A Yankey, Aukje K Mantel-Teeuwisse, Hubert G M Leufkens, Alexander N O Dodoo, Margaret Lartey
Abstract
Objective: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is a nucleotide analogue recommended in international HIV treatment guidelines. Purpose of this study was to estimate the long term effects of TDF on renal profile in a cohort of HIV patients in Ghana. Three hundred (300) consecutive HIV-positive patients who initiated TDF-based antiretroviral treatment in 2008 at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital were sampled. Creatinine clearance (CrCl) was calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation at baseline and renal impairment was defined as CrCl values of 30.0-49.9 mL/min (moderate renal impairment) and < 30 mL/min (severe renal impairment) as per institutional guidelines for renal function test.
Results: Median follow up time was 2.9 years (IQR 2.3-3.4 years). At study endpoint, 63 participants (21.0% [95% CI 6.5-26.1]) recorded CrCl rate below 50 mL/min indicating incident renal impairment, made up of 18.3% moderate renal impairment and 2.3% severe renal impairment. Factors associated with incidence of renal impairment were increasing age, decrease in creatinine clearance rate at baseline, WHO HIV stage III/IV and participants with BMI of < 18.5 kg/m2. Patients with identified renal impairment risk factors at ART initiation should be targeted and monitored effectively to prevent renal injury.
Keywords: ART; Creatinine clearance; HIV; Renal dysfunction; Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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