Impact of Screening Patients With HIV for Kidney Disease

The Infectious Disease Society of America has recently recommended that patients with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) be screened for kidney disease on a regular basis. Screening
involves non-invasive urine and blood test and a screening program has already been initiated
here in the University of Mississippi HIV clinic. However nobody knows for sure whether this
will help doctors take better care of patient with HIV.

This study looks at the effect of this new screening program. We want to see how frequently
abnormalities are seen on screening, how frequently certain kidney diseases are diagnosed,
how often patients are referred to a nephrologist and how often a patient's management is
changed by the screening. We will also estimate the cost-benefit ratio of the screening. We
will review patient charts to determine what has happened in each case where screening was
conducted.

This study will not involve any additional testing.

The benefit of this study will be improving our understanding of kidney disease in HIV. It
will help us determine the value of screening for kidney disease and the frequency of certain
kidney diseases in HIV in our clinic population.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients with HIV who are seen by the University of Mississippi Infectious
disease clinic at the Jackson Medical Mall or patient seen at the University of
Mississippi Nephrology Clinic.