[Outcome of acute renal failure in subjects with HIV living in Abidjan, Ivory Coast over the period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2017].

In Ivory Coast, the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is high. Any organ can be affected, in particular the kidney. Some studies conducted in Ivory Coast highlighted that opportunistic infections are a poor prognostic factors for acute renal failure (ARF).

Vitamin D, bone alkaline phosphatase and parathyroid hormone in healthy subjects and haemodialysed patients from West Africa: impact of reference ranges and parathyroid hormone generation assays on the KDIGO guidelines.

Background: The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines recommend targets based on multiples of the upper limit of normal (ULN) of parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentration. However, the ULN has not always been correctly established by manufacturers. While it is known that the ULN is supposed to be higher in African Americans than in Caucasians, it is largely unknown in Africans.

Performance of creatinine- or cystatin C-based equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate in sub-Saharan African populations.

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the best index for kidney function; however, the applicability of GFR estimating equations in sub-Saharan African populations remains unclear. In a cross-sectional study of adults living in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (n=210) and Abidjan, Ivory Coast (n=284), we evaluated the performance of creatinine and cystatin C-based equations using plasma clearance of iohexol as the reference standard. The race coefficient did not improve the performance of creatinine-based GFR estimates; in fact, both the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) and Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology (CKD-EPI) equations performed better without the race coefficient in participants with GFR ≥60 mL/min/1.

Measured (and estimated) glomerular filtration rate: reference values in West Africa.

Background: Establishment of normal reference values for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is mandatory in nephrology. However, no data are available for measured GFR (mGFR) in Africa.

Methods: GFR was measured in 237 healthy adult subjects (103 women and 134 men, mean age 34 ± 10 years) by iohexol plasma clearance.

[Inadequacy of the African-American ethnic factor to estimate glomerular filtration rate in an African general population: Results from Côte d'Ivoire].

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation is fundamental in clinical nephrology. It is usually estimated from equations based on serum creatinine. An ethnic factor is currently recommended for the black population for the two most used equations, i.

[Uncontrolled hypertension in chronic kidney disease in patients from black Africa admitted in a renal unit: a retrospective analysis].

The incidence of uncontrolled hypertension (HTN+) in CKD in nephrology could reflect the quality of the management of the patients in a primary care setting. The aim of the present study was to identify factors associated with HTN+ in CKD in order to elaborate a prevention strategy for the health professionals. A retrospective analysis of 479 incidents patients has been performed from 2012/1st to 2012/12th.