Prevalence of kidney disease and associated factors among adults with chronic hepatitis B virus in Southwestern Uganda
Nearly one-third of adults with chronic Hepatitis B in Uganda had kidney disease, with NGAL increasing the detection by 12% over creatinine and urine dipstick alone. We recommend frequent monitoring of kidney function in adults with chronic HBV.
Authors
- Conrad Muzoora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7866-5198)
- Grace Kansiime (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3778-7594)
- Mike Ssemusu
- Edwin Nuwagira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7526-9504)
- Samuel Jjunju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4334-7111)
Institutions
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Mbarara National Referral Hospital (UG)
- Soroti University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000004402
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00