2015 American Transplant Congress
Racial Differences in Transplant and Waitlist Mortality Rates Among HIV+ Kidney Transplant Candidates
Kidney transplant (KT) is now a viable option for select HIV+ end-stage renal disease patients. As OPTN does not collect HIV status at waitlisting, no…2015 American Transplant Congress
Screening Recipients of Increased Risk Donor Organs: A Multicenter Study
Purpose: Policy mandates post-transplant (tx) evaluation of recipients of increased risk donor organs (ROIRDO). PHS guidelines recommend that screening include HIV & hepatitis C virus…2015 American Transplant Congress
Changing Demographics of HIV+ Liver Transplant Candidates
Liver transplant (LT) is considered a reasonable therapeutic option for certain HIV+ patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). As OPTN does not collect HIV status…2015 American Transplant Congress
Defining the Epidemiologic Landscape of HIV-Infected Deceased Donors in the United States
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
The HIV Organ Policy Equity Act mandates research on the use of HIV-infected (HIV+) deceased donors (HIVDD) for transplantation in HIV+ recipients. The only data…2015 American Transplant Congress
Induction With ATG Is Not Associated With Increased Infections After Kidney Transplant Among HIV Positive Patients: Results of a National Study
1JHU, Baltimore; 2UAB, Birmingham.
Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is widely used for induction, particularly for those at high risk for rejection. HIV+ kidney transplant (KT) recipients have 3 fold higher…
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