HIV-Positive-to-HIV-Positive Liver Transplantation

• DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13824
• Publication Date: 2016-04-25T05:12:51Z
• Authors: A. Calmy; C. van Delden; E. Giostra; C. Junet; L. Rubbia Brandt; S. Yerly; J.-P. Chave; C. Samer; L. Elkrief; J. Vionnet; T. Berney
• Keywords: Viremia

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 transplantation between HIV-positive donors and recipients since 2007. We report the successful liver an donor to recipient. Both recipient had been treated for many years with antiretroviral therapy harbored multidrug-resistant viruses. Five months after transplantation, viremia remains undetectable. This observation supports inclusion appropriate transplants specifically allocated recipients.