Transmission of Aids Virus at Renal Transplantation

Liver transplantation: A 31-year perspective part I

“…s71 . 572 During late 1985, a massive study of the stored sera of 1,043 kidney, heart, or liver recipients treated between 1981 and 1986 was begun at the University of Pittsburgh. 573 Eighteen (1.7%) were found to be asymptomatic carriers.…”

Anti-HTLV-III Antibodies in Dialyzed or Transplanted Patients in Spain

“…These findi ngs as those of other autors [2,3] suggest that HTLV-II] infection of kidney transplant recipients or chronic hemodialysis patients can be prevented by careful avoidance of blood products or kidney transplants from infected donors. Currently, we do not accept either blood or kidney donors with HTLV-III antibodies or who be long to one of the AIDS risk groups, even when they are negative for HTLV-III antibodies [4], To avoid contagion of other patients or staff, the prophylactic measures rec ommended by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta for hemodialysis patients with AIDS [5] are used for pa tient undergoing chronic hemodialysis and preventive measures have also been adopted for all sexual contacts of thethree HTLV-III positivepatients [6].…”

Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Kaposi’s Sarcoma in a Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipient

“…A recent report [13] describes the onset of AIDS in 2 recipients who received allografts from a hemophiliac donor. In addition, 4 renal transplant recip ients in Berlin and 1 in Australia were found to have HIV infections [14], They had received renal allografts from 3 kidney donors who had a history of intravenous drug abuse.…”