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First-Ever Organ Transplant Between HIV-Positive People
Surgeons in South Africa have successfully transplanted a kidney
from an HIV-positive donor to an HIV-positive recipient, the first
time such a procedure has been done. The move was somewhat
controversial, due to fears that the recipient would be put at risk
for superinfection with the donor's strain of HIV. However, the
operation was a step forward not only for HIV medicine, but also for
organ transplants among HIVers in South Africa, where there had been
a long-standing ban on organ donations by HIV-positive people.
(Nearly a third of organs available for transplant in South Africa
are rejected because the donor has HIV.)
from an HIV-positive donor to an HIV-positive recipient, the first
time such a procedure has been done. The move was somewhat
controversial, due to fears that the recipient would be put at risk
for superinfection with the donor's strain of HIV. However, the
operation was a step forward not only for HIV medicine, but also for
organ transplants among HIVers in South Africa, where there had been
a long-standing ban on organ donations by HIV-positive people.
(Nearly a third of organs available for transplant in South Africa
are rejected because the donor has HIV.)
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