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HIV ‐Positive‐to‐ HIV ‐Positive Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Calmy A.,
Delden C.,
Giostra E.,
Junet C.,
Rubbia Brandt L.,
Yerly S.,
Chave J.P.,
Samer C.,
Elkrief L.,
Vionnet J.,
Berney T.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13824
Subject(s) - medicine , viremia , transplantation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , liver transplantation , immunology , donation , organ donation , lentivirus , virology , viral disease , economics , economic growth
Most countries exclude human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV )‐positive patients from organ donation because of concerns regarding donor‐derived HIV transmission. The Swiss Federal Act on Transplantation has allowed organ transplantation between HIV ‐positive donors and recipients since 2007. We report the successful liver transplantation from an HIV ‐positive donor to an HIV ‐positive recipient. Both donor and recipient had been treated for many years with antiretroviral therapy and harbored multidrug‐resistant viruses. Five months after transplantation, HIV viremia remains undetectable. This observation supports the inclusion of appropriate HIV ‐positive donors for transplants specifically allocated to HIV ‐positive recipients.