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      Renal transplantation in patients with HIV.

      Nature reviews. Nephrology
      Drug Interactions, HIV Infections, complications, Humans, Kidney Diseases, etiology, surgery, Kidney Transplantation, Patient Selection, Treatment Outcome

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          HIV infection has been a major global health problem for almost three decades. With the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy in 1996, and the advent of effective prophylaxis and management of opportunistic infections, AIDS mortality has decreased markedly. In developed countries, this once fatal infection is now being treated as a chronic condition. As a result, rates of morbidity and mortality from other medical conditions leading to end-stage liver, kidney and heart disease are steadily increasing in individuals with HIV. Presence of HIV infection used to be viewed as a contraindication to transplantation for multiple reasons: concerns for exacerbation of an already immunocompromised state by administration of additional immunosuppressants; the use of a limited supply of donor organs with unknown long-term outcomes; and, the risk of viral transmission to the surgical and medical staff. This Review examines open questions on kidney transplantation in patients infected with HIV-1 and clinical strategies that have resulted in good outcomes. It also describes the clinical concerns associated with the treatment of renal transplant recipients with HIV.

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          19776780
          2925992
          10.1038/nrneph.2009.140

          Chemistry
          Drug Interactions,HIV Infections,complications,Humans,Kidney Diseases,etiology,surgery,Kidney Transplantation,Patient Selection,Treatment Outcome

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