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Is It Risky to Use Kidneys from CDC‐Increased Risk Donors?
Author(s) -
Caliendo A. M.,
Lake J. R.
Publication year - 2007
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/j.1600-6143.2007.01833.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , urology
Donors with reported behaviors that increase risk of HIV or HCV may still be suitable for organ transplantation using new nucleic acid testing methods to detect these viruses, leading to more organs utilized at very little additional risk. See also article by Schweitzer et al in this issue on page 1515.