SHOULD ALL HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS-INFECTED PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE BE EXCLUDED FROM TRANSPLANTATION?

Abstract

The great majority of U.S. renal transplant centers will not transplant kidneys to HIV-infected patients with end-stage renal disease, even if their infection is asymptomatic. However, advances in the management of HIV infection and a review of relevant ethical issues suggest that this approach should be reconsidered.