The influence of HIV and schistosomiasis on renal function: a cross-sectional study among children at a hospital in Tanzania.

Kayange NM, Smart LR, Downs JA, Maskini M, Fitzgerald DW, Peck RN. The influence of HIV and schistosomiasis on renal function: a cross-sectional study among children at a hospital in Tanzania. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2015 Jan;9(9). e0003472. PMID: 25612312 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4303314

Abstract

Schistosomiasis and HIV are both associated with kidney disease. Prevalence and factors associated with abnormal renal function among HIV-infected children in Africa compared to uninfected controls have not been well described in a schistosomiasis endemic area.