Prevalence of chronic kidney disease among antiretroviral naïve human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the important complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The prevalence of CKD in HIV-infected Nigerians at presentation is currently unknown. Materials and Methods: This was a comparative study of 400 antiretroviral drug naïve HIV-infected patients attending the HIV clinic of a teaching hospital in North Central Nigeria and 140 apparently healthy individuals. CKD was defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)