End-stage renal disease at dialysis initiation: Epidemiology and mortality risks during the first year of hemodialysis.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) treated by hemodialysis (HD) is a worldwide major public health problem. Its incidence is getting higher and higher, leading to an alarming social and economic impact. The survival of these patients is significantly low, especially during the first year of treatment.

Urinary tract infections following renal transplantation: a single-center experience.

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most frequent infectious complication among renal transplant recipients and a frequent cause of bacteremia, sepsis and acute graft failure. To evaluate the incidence, risk factors, type of pathogens and long-term effect of UTIs on graft and patient survivals in our center, we performed a retrospective cohort study reviewing the medical records of patients who received a renal transplant at our center from June 1986 to December 2009, excluding patients who lost their grafts in the first month due to arterial or veins thrombosis and acute antibody-mediated rejection. We studied 393 kidney-transplanted recipients; at least one UTI occurred in 221 (53.

Short- and long-term outcomes of kidney donors: a report from Tunisia.

Kidney transplantation remains the best treatment option of end-stage renal disease. Kidney donations are of particular interest with the currently increasing practice of living-donor transplantation. The purpose of this study was to analyze retrospectively the general health status as well as renal and cardiovascular consequences of living-related kidney donation.

The role of generics in kidney transplant: mycophenolate mofetil 500 versus mycophenolate: 2-year results.

Objectives: The introduction of mycophenolate mofetil has proven itself effective in preventing acute rejection in renal transplant recipients. However, this cost is ineffective with countries with a limited income. This study sought to compare the clinical and therapeutic profiles of a generic formulation with mycophenolate mofetil.

Nodular glomerulosclerosis in patients' without history of diabetes mellitus: a case report.

Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy can occur during the course of both type1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The characteristic lesions are diffuse or nodular (Kimmelsteil-Wilson) diabetic glomerulosclerosis. The reported cases represent unusual presentations of diabetes mellitus.

[Epidemiology of end-stage renal disease before starting hemodialysis and factors influencing hemodialysis survival].

Background: The incidence of end-stage renal failure is high and it is responsible for the increase of the rate of morbidity and mortality rates among our patients.

Aim: The objective is to study patient characteristics before starting hemodialysis and to evaluate factors influencing their short and long term survival.

Methods: This is a prospective study of 127 patients starting hemodialysis between June and December 2001.

[Treatment of uremic patients by automated peritoneal dialysis: study of 78 cases].

Background: Automated peritoneal dialysis has been increasingly used in recent years. The quality of life is improved in patients on automated peritoneal dialysis with more time for work, family and social activities compared to patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Aim: We report our experience concerning patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

[Epidemiology of glomerular diseases in Tunisia from 1975 to 2005. Influence of changes in healthcare and society].

Between April 1975 and March 2005, 4,436 cases of histologically proven glomerulonephritis (GN) were diagnosed by the same team at the Kidney Unit of Charles Nicolle Hospital in Tunis. Respectively 1,510, 1,419 and 1,509 cases were diagnosed in 1975-1985, 1985-1995, and 1995-2005. We compared trends in the incidence rates of the different types of GN and those of Tunisian indicators of health, social and economic status.