Long Term Exposure to Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate-Containing Antiretroviral Therapy Is Associated with Renal Impairment in an African Cohort of HIV-Infected Adults.
Oche O AgbajiIsaac Okoh AbahAugustine O EbonyiZumnan M GimbaEsla E AbeneSimji S GomerepKakjing D FalangJoseph Anejo-OkopiPatricia A AgabaPlacid O UgoagwuEmmanuel I AgabaGodwin E ImadeAtiene S SagayProsper OkonkwoJohn A IdokoPhyllis J KankiPublished in: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (2020)
Long-term exposure to TDF-based ART significantly increases the likelihood of renal impairment. The continued use of TDF-based regimen in our setting should be reviewed. We recommend the urgent introduction of tenofovir alafenamide-based regimen in the HIV treatment guidelines of Nigeria and other resource-limited countries.