HIV/AIDS
Transplants for HIV-Positive Patients?
Published in Blood Weekly, September 20th, 2007
Not long ago, organ transplantation was not considered an option for HIV infected patients. However, in recent years, new clinical approaches have led to good outcomes in the growing number of HIV-positive patients who need kidney and liver transplants. Recent developments in organ transplantation for patients with HIV are summarized in Transplantation, the official journal of The Transplantation Society and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, leading global provider of healthcare content, context and consulting.
"The blanket exclusion of HIV infected patients can no longer be justified based on the early results demonstrating...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-09-20)
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