Background: Egypt had high burden of HCV infection worldwide. The new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) can target almost all steps of HCV life cycle. Objective: Study of the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in HCV infected patients receiving DAAs. Patients and methods: A prospective study that was conducted in the Virology Clinic in Kobry El-Koba Military Hospital on 63 male patients who were eligible to treatment by DAAs, who received treatment with sofosbuvir, daclatasvir and ribavirin combination. They were divided into Group A: 33 patients with eGFR > 90 ml/min and Group B: 30 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage II-III (eGFR<90 and >30 mL/min). The fluctuations in serum creatinine and eGFR were measured while on-therapy and for 3 months follow up after end of treatment. Results: total of 63 male patients, treatment-naive were included. Group A (33 patients) with eGFR > 90 mL/min. Group B (30 patients) with eGFR < 90 mL/min. There was a significant difference between different readings of serum creatinine in both groups on therapy and on follow up during the next 3 months after the end of therapy. The incidence of AKI was more observed in patients with eGFR > 90 ml/min in comparison with those with eGFR < 90 ml/min and >45 ml/min, but with no statistical significance. Conclusion: AKI events during and after end of therapy with DAAs were observed especially in patients with normal baseline serum creatinine. Patients with CKD stage II-III experienced improvement in their kidney functions during and after end of therapy.
Aref, H., Ahmed, M., Emara, A. A., Rezk, S. F., & Abdelaziz, H. E. (2020). Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in HCV Infected Patients Receiving Direct-Acting Antivirals. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 79(1), 503-508. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.84074
MLA
Hayam Aref; Mostafa Ahmed; Ahmed Abdelmoniem Emara; Salma Fathy Rezk; Haitham Ezzat Abdelaziz. "Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in HCV Infected Patients Receiving Direct-Acting Antivirals", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 79, 1, 2020, 503-508. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.84074
HARVARD
Aref, H., Ahmed, M., Emara, A. A., Rezk, S. F., Abdelaziz, H. E. (2020). 'Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in HCV Infected Patients Receiving Direct-Acting Antivirals', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 79(1), pp. 503-508. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.84074
VANCOUVER
Aref, H., Ahmed, M., Emara, A. A., Rezk, S. F., Abdelaziz, H. E. Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in HCV Infected Patients Receiving Direct-Acting Antivirals. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2020; 79(1): 503-508. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.84074
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