Dialysis and renal transplantation in HIV-infected patients: a European survey

Joan Carles Trullas, Amanda Mocroft, Federico Cofan, Jérome Tourret, Asunción Moreno, Corinne Isnard Bagnis, Christoph Andreas Fux, Christine Katlama, Peter Reiss, Jens Lundgren, Jose Maria Gatell, Ole Kirk, Jose M Miró, EuroSIDA Investigators

    Abstract

    Objectives: To determine prevalence and characteristics of endstage renal diseases (ESRD) [dialysis and renal transplantation (RT)] among European HIV-infected patients. Methods: Cross-sectional multicenter survey of EuroSIDA clinics during 2008. Results: Prevalence of ESRD was 0.5%. Of 122 patients with ESRD 96 were on dialysis and 26 had received a RT.Median age was 47 years, 73%were males and 43% were black.Median duration of HIVinfection was 11 years. Thirty-three percent had prior AIDS; 91% were receiving antiretrovirals; and 88%had undetectable viral load. Median CD4+T-cell count was 341 cells per cubic millimetre; 20.5% had hepatitis C coinfection. Most frequent causes of ESRD were HIV-associated nephropathy (46%) and other glomerulonephritis (28%). Hemodialysis (93%) was the most common dialysis modality; 34% of patients were on the RT waiting list. A poor HIV control was the reason for exclusion from RT waiting list in 22.4% of cases. All the RT recipients were all alive at the time of the survey. Acute rejection was reported in 8 patients (30%). Functioning graft was present in 21 (80%). Conclusions: This is the first multinational cross-sectional study of ESRD among European HIV population. Low prevalence of ESRD was found. Two-thirds of patients were excluded from RT for non- HIV/AIDS-related pathologies. Most patients had a functioning graft despite a high acute rejection rate.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJ A I D S
    Volume55
    Issue number5
    Pages (from-to)582-9
    Number of pages8
    ISSN1525-4135
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2010

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