Successful solid organ transplantation reflects meticulous attention to the details of
immunosuppression, balancing risks for graft rejection against risks for infection. The “net …

Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients. To
some extent, these may be preventable. Careful pretransplant screening, immunization, and …

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 …

Improvements in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated mortality make it difficult
to deny transplantation based upon futility. Outcomes in the current management era are …

Viral infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality following renal
transplantation. Although cytomegalovirus is the most common opportunistic pathogen seen …

Viruses are among the most common causes of opportunistic infection after transplantation.
The risk for viral infection is a function of the specific virus encountered, the intensity of …

Infectious complications remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality after solid organ
transplantation (SOT), and largely depend on the net state of immunosuppression achieved …

These updated guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Community of Practice of the
American Society of Transplantation review the management of transplantation in HIV …

Although liver transplantation (LTx) in HIV-positive patients receiving highly active
antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been successful, some have reported poorer outcomes …

There is an increased risk of acute rejection (AR) in human immunodeficiency virus–positive
(HIV+) kidney transplant (KT) recipients. Induction immunosuppression is standard of care …