Access to Kidney Transplantation among HIV-Infected Waitlist Candidates
Author(s) -
Jayme E. Locke,
Shikha Mehta,
Deirdre Sawinski,
S.K. Gustafson,
Brittany A. Shelton,
Rhian D. Reed,
Paul A. MacLennan,
Charlotte Bolch,
Christine M. Durand,
Allan B. Massie,
Roslyn B. Man,
Robert S. Gaston,
Michael S. Saag,
Turner Overton,
Dorry L. Segev
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.07460716
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , dialysis , kidney transplantation , confidence interval , transplantation , proportional hazards model
Kidney transplantation among HIV-infected patients with ESRD confers a significant survival benefit over remaining on dialysis. Given the high mortality burden associated with dialysis, understanding access to kidney transplantation after waitlisting among HIV+ candidates is warranted.
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