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Acute renal failure in critically ill HIV-infected patients

José A Lopes1*, Joana Fernandes2, Sofia Jorge1, José Neves2, Francisco Antunes2 and Mateus M Prata1

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Hospital de Santa Maria, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisbon, Portugal

2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Santa Maria, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisbon, Portugal

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Critical Care 2007, 11:404 doi:10.1186/cc5141

Published: 23 January 2007

Abstract

Acute renal failure (ARF) is common among hospitalized HIV-infected patients [1]. To our knowledge, however, data regarding ARF in HIV-infected patients in the intensive care unit are still lacking.