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. 2014 Jul 30;82(3):149–162. doi: 10.5414/CN108386

Table 1. Incidence of AIN in published kidney biopsy registries*.

Year (ref) Period M/S* Country Biopsies (number) Age ARF cases AIN
cases
% AIN of ARF % AIN
of total
1988 [9] 1970 – 1986 S UK 2,600 N/A N/A 51 N/A 1.9
1997 [10] 1987 – 1993 M Italy 10,357 N/A 952 104 11.3 1.0
1998 [11] 1978 – 1998 M UK 7,161 N/A 1172 76 6.5 1.1
2000 [12] 1987 – 1999 M Saudi Arabia 1,013 N/A N/A 99 N/A 9.8
2004 [13] 1979 – 2002 M China 13,519 N/A N/A 202 N/A 1.5
2004 [14] 1988 – 2001 S USA 2,598 65 583 60 10.3 2.4
2004 [15] 1994 – 2000 M Czech 4,004 39 N/A 176 N/A 4.4
2006 [16] 1986 – 2002 S India 5,415 N/A N/A 135 N/A 2.5
2006 [17] 1995 – 2004 M Romania 635 70 76 9 12 1.5
2007 [18] 1977 – 2005 S Italy 3,269 42 N/A 137 N/A 4.2
2009 [19] 1987 – 2006 M Serbia 1,626 39 N/A 16 N/A 1.0
2010 [20] 1998 – 2007 S Iran 1,407 37 79 28 35 2.0
2011 [21] 2000 – 2009 S South Africa 1,284 38 269 18 6.7 1.4
2012 [22] 1999 – 2008 S UK 1,037 64.4 N/A 49 N/A 4.7
2013 [23] 2009 – 2010 M Japan 7,442 47 N/A 112 N/A 1.5
2013 [24] 1994 – 2009 M Spain 14,190 63 3059 383 12.9% 2.7
2014 [25] 2000 – 2010 S USA 3,765 41 N/A 150 N/A 4.0

*M/S: M (multiple centers), S (single center). Not all data available for analysis. Criteria for selection: 1) English-language publication; 2) Registry contained > 500 kidney biopsies; 3) Prevalence of AIN was clearly mentioned. Search conducted on PubMed using the following key words: kidney biopsy, interstitial nephritis, tubulointerstitial nephritis, acute, registry, database, glomerulonephritis. In many registries, the %ARF is not reported.