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A special feature describes ERA-EDTA Registry data on the incidence, prevalence and outcomes of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in Europe over the past decade. The study confirms previously observed trends that the annual rise in the overall incidence rate of RRT has diminished and that in several age groups the incidence rates have now stabilized. The survival of dialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients has continued to improve.
See article by Kramer et al., pages 3557–3566
A first description of 306 cases of influenza A(H1N1)v has been reported by