HIV-Positive-to-HIV-Positive Liver Transplantation.
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
27109874
Abstract
Most countries exclude human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients from organ donation because of concerns regarding donor-derived HIV transmission. The Swiss Federal Act on Transplantation has allowed organ transplantation between HIV-positive donors and recipients since 2007. We report the successful liver transplantation from an HIV-positive donor to an HIV-positive recipient. Both donor and recipient had been treated for many years with antiretroviral therapy and harbored multidrug-resistant viruses. Five months after transplantation, HIV viremia remains undetectable. This observation supports the inclusion of appropriate HIV-positive donors for transplants specifically allocated to HIV-positive recipients.
Date Issued
2016-08
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Subjects
clinical research/practice
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ethics and public policy
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immune deficiency
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infectious disease
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patient safety
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Calmy, A | |
van Delden, C | |
Giostra, E | |
Junet, C | |
Rubbia Brandt, L | |
Yerly, S | |
Chave, J-P | |
Samer, C | |
Elkrief, L | |
Vionnet, J | |
Berney, T | |
Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, STCS |
Additional Credits
Journal
American journal of transplantation
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN
1600-6135
Access(Rights)
restricted