Prevalence and incidence of kidney diseases leading to hospital admission in people living with HIV in France: an observational nationwide study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe hospitalisations for kidney disease (KD) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in France and to identify the factors associated with such hospitalisations since data on the epidemiology of KD leading to hospitalisation are globally scarce.

Design

Observational nationwide study using the French Programme de Médicalisation des Systèmes d'Information database.

Setting

France 2008-2013.

Participants

Around 10 862 PLHIV out of a mean of 5 210 856 patients hospitalised each year. All hospital admissions with a main diagnosis code indicating KD (International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision codes, N00 to -N39) were collected.

Main outcome measures

The prevalence and incidence of KD leading to hospital admission in PLHIV and the a

SUBMITTER: Louis M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6501953 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature