Survival of HIV infected patients on maintenance hemodialysis in Cameroon: a comparative study.

Background: There are conflicting reports on the impact of HIV in the era of combined antiretroviral (c-ART) on survival of patient with ESKD. We aimed to compare the one-year survival of HIV positive patients to that of their HIV negative counterparts with ESKD on maintenance haemodialysis in Cameroon.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted in the haemodialysis units of the Douala and Yaoundé General Hospitals.