title: Current status of kidney transplantation in HIV-infected patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the most current literature on transplant outcomes in HIV-infected kidney recipients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  HIV-infected recipients overall have excellent patient and allograft outcomes. Acute rejection, delayed graft function, drug-drug interactions and limited access to organs have emerged as important issues for HIV-infected kidney transplant patients. The subset of patients who are coinfected with hepatitis C virus do not fare as well and improving their outcomes should be a focus of future research in the field.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Renal transplantation remains the optimal treatment for end stage renal disease in the HIV-infected patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sawinski
authors.forename: Roy D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Bloom
mesh_terms: D016263:AIDS-Associated Nephropathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D046148:Donor Selection; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents