[HTML][HTML] A prospective multicenter pilot study of HIV-positive deceased donor to HIV-positive recipient kidney transplantation: HOPE in action

CM Durand, W Zhang, DM Brown, S Yu, N Desai… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
HIV-positive donor to HIV-positive recipient (HIV D+/R+) transplantation is permitted in the
United States under the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act. To explore safety and the risk
attributable to an HIV+ donor, we performed a prospective multicenter pilot study comparing
HIV D+/R+ vs HIV-negative donor to HIV+ recipient (HIV D–/R+) kidney transplantation (KT).
From 3/2016 to 7/2019 at 14 centers, there were 75 HIV+ KTs: 25 D+ and 50 D–(22
recipients from D–with false positive HIV tests). Median follow-up was 1.7 years. There were …