Clinical use of clinician-initiated cystatin C testing in assessing renal function in a subset of patients taking tenofovir disoproxil/emtricitabine as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: a retrospective chart review
In this review, the addition of cystatin C to calculate eGFR lessened concerns regarding renal dysfunction, facilitating safe ongoing PrEP prescribing and potentially avoiding unnecessary referral to nephrology services.
Authors
- Annmarie White
- Dearbhla M Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0051-627X)
- Emma Devitt
- Brenda Walker Griffin
- G. Courtney
- Laura L. Quinn
- Colm O’Sullivan
- Giovanni Villa
- Vivion Crowley
Institutions
- Health Service Executive (IE)
- St. James's Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2025-056766
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00