in Tunisia: Race Structure and Effector Genes.

Tan spot is a destructive foliar wheat disease worldwide and caused by the ascomycete fungus (); it has become more frequent in Tunisia over the last decade. In this study, the virulence of 73 single-spore isolates, collected from durum and bread wheat fields during 2017-2018 growing season, was evaluated on four differential wheat genotypes. This was followed by polymerase chain reaction tests with specific primers for the effector genes , , and (-homolog).

Pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis in the Down's syndrome.

Kidney disease is a rare complication in patients with the Down's syndrome. However, with increased survival, it appears that a growing number of these patients present with glomerulonephritis. Most cases have been reported as case reports and include lesions such as mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis with hypo-complementemia, crescentic glomerulonephritis with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA), amyloidosis and immunotactoid glomerulopathy.

Risk factors and consequences of delayed graft function.

The impact of delayed graft function (DGF) on the outcome of renal transplantation remains controversial. We analyzed the risk factors for DGF and its impact on graft and patient survival. A total of 354 renal transplants performed between June 1986 and April 2000 were analyzed.

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.

[Association of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease and visceral leishmaniasis after kidney transplantation].

Malignancies and opportunistic infections are frequently observed after solid-organ transplantation. Their occurrence strongly affects recipient survival. We report the case of a 29-year-old Tunisian kidney-recipient who was diagnosed simultaneously with post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL).

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.

[IL1/IL1 Ra, CTLA-4 and Apo1/Fas genes polymorphisms and susceptibility to IgA nephropathy in Tunisian patients].

Background: The IgA nephropathy (IgA-N) is considered the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis and its pathogenic mechanisms are very complex. The study of several genes which encode for immunoregulator molecules in inflammatory and immunological responses during the disease, allowed to describe some number of polymorphisms would be involved in the molecular expression, the road marking, the synthesis and\or the binding to the receptors. So an abnormality of the molecular function associated with its polymorphism would be suggested in the genetic predisposition to the disease.

[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.