Chronic kidney disease is defined as a reduced glomerular filtration rate, increased urinary
albumin excretion, or both, and is an increasing public health issue. Prevalence is estimated …

Objectives While increasing attention is paid to the rising prevalence of chronic diseases in
Africa, there is little focus on chronic kidney disease (CKD). This systematic review assesses …

Glomerular disease, be it primary or secondary, occurring in the setting of systemic
autoimmune diseases, infections, drugs, or malignancy, affects individuals of all ages. In …

APOL1 variants are associated with HIV-associated nephropathy and FSGS in African
Americans. The prevalence of these variants in African populations with CKD in HIV-1 …

It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

Introduction The widespread use of antiretroviral therapies (ART) has increased life
expectancy in HIV patients, predisposing them to chronic non-communicable diseases …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is fast becoming a major public health issue,
disproportionately burdening low-income to middle-income countries, where detection rates …

HIV is a highly adaptive, rapidly evolving virus, which is associated with renal diseases
including collapsing glomerulopathy—the classic histomorphological form of HIV-associated …

CKD is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and a loss of disability-adjusted
life years. Diseases of the genitourinary system were responsible for 928,000 deaths and …

Investigators in South Africa undertook four renal transplantations involving HIV-positive
donors and HIV-positive recipients with end-stage renal disease. At 12 months after …