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Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients receiving dialysis in Portugal: a nationwide multicentre survey

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dc.contributor.authorLopes, J
dc.contributor.authorAbreu, F
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, E
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, B
dc.contributor.authorCarmo, C
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, D
dc.contributor.authorBarber, E
dc.contributor.authorCosta, F
dc.contributor.authorSilva, G
dc.contributor.authorBoquinhas, H
dc.contributor.authorSilva, J
dc.contributor.authorInchaustegui, L
dc.contributor.authorDias, L
dc.contributor.authorBatista, M
dc.contributor.authorNeves, P
dc.contributor.authorMendes, T
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-28T16:02:59Z
dc.date.available2012-12-28T16:02:59Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractBackground. Data on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients receiving dialysis in Portugal is scarce. Methods. This nationwide epidemiological survey retrospectively evaluates HIV-infected patients on chronic dialysis in Portugal between 1997 and 2002. Results. Sixty-six patients were evaluated (mean age: 39.1±1.6 years, 47 men, 35 black African). Sixty-two patients started dialysis and 4 patients who were receiving dialysis had HIV seroconversion. Eighty-five percent of patients were treated in Lisbon. The annual incidence of HIV-infected patients on chronic dialysis was 0.5% in 1997 and 0.9% in 2002. Seventy-eight percent of patients were HIV-1 infected , 13% had hepatitis B and 31% hepatitis C. Sexual contact was the mode of transmission of HIV in 53% of cases. Four patients had biopsy-proved HIV-associated nephropathy. Ninety-five percent of patients were on chronic hemodialysis. Fifty percent of patients had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. At follow-up, 12 patients died. HIV-infected CKD patient survival after starting dialysis was 80% at 3 years. Conclusion. The incidence of HIV-infected patients on chronic dialysis in Portugal has almost doubled. Widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy and the increasing number of black Africans from former overseas Portuguese colonies now living in Portugal are possible reasons for this large increase.por
dc.identifier.citationRev Port Nefrol Hipert 2006; 20 (3): 201-208por
dc.identifier.issn0872-0169
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/836
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherSociedade Portuguesa de Nefrologiapor
dc.subjectHIV infectionspor
dc.subjectRenal dialysispor
dc.subjectEpidemiologypor
dc.subjectPortugalpor
dc.titleDemographic and clinical characteristics of patients receiving dialysis in Portugal: a nationwide multicentre surveypor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage208por
oaire.citation.startPage201por
oaire.citation.titleRevista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensãopor
oaire.citation.volume20por
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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