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 VOLUME 11 - NUMBER. 4
/ October - December 2009

 
Liver and Kidney Transplantation in HIV-Infected Patients
Clara C. Tan-Tam1; Lynda A. Frassetto2 and Peter G. Stock1 |Full Article in PDF|
1Department of Surgery, 2Department of Medicine and Clinical Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
 
Abstract

HIV infection has evolved into a chronic condition as a result of improvements in therapeutic options. Chronic exposure with HIV and associated co-pathogens as well as toxicities from prolonged therapy with antiviral medications has resulted in increased morbidity and mortality rates from end-stage liver and kidney disease in the HIV-infected population. Since the definitive treatment for end-stage organ failure is transplantation, demand has increased among HIV-infected patients. Although the transplant community has been slow to recognize HIV as a chronic condition, many transplant centers have eliminated HIV infection as a contraindication to transplantation as a result of better patient management and demand. This review examines the current clinical strategies and issues surrounding liver and kidney transplantation in HIV-infected patients

(AIDS Rev. 2009;11:190-204). Corresponding author: Peter G. Stock, Peter.Stock@ucsfmedctr.org

 
Key words:
HCV. HBV. Transplant. Renal. Hepatic. End-stage organ failure.
 
Date: 07/09/2010
 
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