Kidney transplantation in HIV-infected patients.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has traditionally been considered an absolute contraindication to solid organ transplantation. With improvements in survival and increases in the prevalence of end-stage liver and kidney disease in HIV-positive patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy, many transplant centers have begun to reconsider the role of transplantation in patients with well-controlled HIV infection. This article reviews the literature on transplantation in HIV-infected patients, with a focus on kidney transplantation in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Wyatt
Christina M
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Division of Nephrology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Murphy
Barbara
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D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation