Articles tagged "HIV virus"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Impediments to Timely Listing for HIV+ Patients Being Evaluated for Kidney Transplantation.
D. Lee,¹ A. Aldea,¹ M. Harhay,² S. Akshay,² G. Malat,³ N. Law,¹ S. DeBellis,² T. Bias,¹ S. Boyle,² K. Ranganna,² A. Doyle.²
¹Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia; ²Division of Nephrology, Drexel University, Philadelphia; ³Department of Surgery, Drexel University, Philadelphia.
Introduction:HIV+ individuals can be transplanted safely and effectively but face additional barriers in evaluation and listing.MethodsWe performed a single center chart review of all HIV+…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Review of Organ Utilization from Increased Infectious Risk Donors.
A. L'Huillier,¹ A. Humar,² C. Payne,³ D. Kumar.²
¹Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ²Transplant Infectious Diseases and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; ³Trillium Gift of Life Network, Toronto, Canada.
IntroductionDonors with an increased risk of transmitting HIV, HBV or HCV (IRDs) are a potential source of organs. There is a lack of data on…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Country-Associated Geographical Variables in the Ouctomes of Kidney Transplantation in Patients with HIV-Infection.
M. Cristelli,¹ F. Cofán,² H. Tedesco-Silva,¹ J. Trullas,³ D. Santos,¹ C. Manzardo,⁴ F. Aguero,⁴ A. Moreno,⁴ F. Oppenheimer,² F. Dieckmann,¹ J. Miro,⁴ J. Medina-Pestana.¹
¹Hospital do Rim-UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil; ²Nephrology, Hospital Clinic-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain; ³Hospital de Olot, Girona, Spain; ⁴Infectology, Hospital Clinic-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
Objective: To evaluate effects of geographical factors on demography, clinical management and evolution of two cohorts of HIV-infected KT recipients.Methods: Observational, retrospective cohort study including…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplantation from an HIV Positive Donor to Negative Recipients.
S.-N. Lin,¹ M.-K. Tsai,¹ C.-Y. Luo,² C.-Y. Lee,¹ R.-H. Hu,¹ J.-M. Lee,¹ H.-S. Lai.¹
¹Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ²Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
Purpose:There are few case reports about outcomes of solid organ transplantation from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive donor to HIV-negative recipient. We would like to share…
2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Ritonavir-Boosted Protease Inhibitors and Non-Depleting Antibody Induction on Outcomes in HIV-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients.
B. Rollins, S. Lerner, M. Rana, S. Huprikar, L. Miko, V. Nair, S. Florman, R. Shapiro.
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York.
Background: One-year rejection rates in HIV-infected kidney transplant recipients range from 15-40%, compared to overall rejection rates of 10% in HIV-negative patients. Protocols for immunosuppression…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in HIV Patients: Effect of Race on the Choice of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction Immunosuppression.
M. Casey, T. Aijaz, X. Wen, S. Rehman, A. Santos, E. Thomas, K. Andreoni, K. Womer.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Introduction: HIV positive status is a well-known risk factor for acute rejection (AR) in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). In the United States, the majority of…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Retransplantation Is Associated with Higher Mortality Risk Among HIV+ vs. HIV- Recipients.
B. Shelton,¹ S. Mehta,¹ D. Sawinski,² R. Reed,¹ P. MacLennan,¹ S. Gustafson,³ C. Durand,⁴ D. Segev,⁴ J. Locke.¹
¹School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; ²School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ³Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN; ⁴School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Excellent outcomes have been demonstrated in HIV+ kidney transplant (KT) recipients, yet no study has explored outcomes among HIV+ reKT recipients.Methods: 4,683 adult reKT…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Combined Hepatitic/Cholangiopathic Lesion in HIV-HCV Co-Infected Liver Transplant Recipients Associated With Graft Loss
J. Harbell,¹ A. Doherty,² L. Ferrell,² B. Barin,³ N. Terrault,¹ P. Stock.¹
¹Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; ²Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; ³EMMES Corporation, Rockville, MD.
Background: Co-infection with HIV and viral hepatitis results in poorer outcomes following liver transplantation. In this population, complex immune status, extensive drug regimens, and comorbid…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Estimated Prevalence of HIV in Kidney Transplant Candidates
A. Shaffer, X. Luo, L. Kucirka, A. Cash, A. Massie, C. Durand, D. Segev.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
The passage of the HOPE Act in November 2013 mandated research into HIV+ to HIV+ organ transplantation. To date, the prevalence of HIV in the…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Differences in HIV+ Kidney Transplant Waitlist Characteristics
J. Locke,¹ S. Gustafson,² C. Durand,³ J. Snyder,² B. Shelton,¹ R. Reed,¹ P. MacLennan,¹ S. Mehta,¹ A. Nellore,¹ D. Segev.^2,3
¹University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; ²SRTR, MMRF, Minneapolis, MN; ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Kidney transplant (KT) is now a viable option for select HIV+ end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. As OPTN does not collect HIV status at waitlisting,…