2021
National Landscape of Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Deceased Organ Donors in the United States
Werbel WA, Brown DM, Kusemiju OT, Doby BL, Seaman SM, Redd AD, Eby Y, Fernandez RE, Desai NM, Miller J, Bismut GA, Kirby CS, Schmidt HA, Clarke WA, Seisa M, Petropoulos CJ, Quinn TC, Florman SS, Huprikar S, Rana MM, Friedman-Moraco RJ, Mehta AK, Stock PG, Price JC, Stosor V, Mehta SG, Gilbert AJ, Elias N, Morris MI, Mehta SA, Small CB, Haidar G, Malinis M, Husson JS, Pereira MR, Gupta G, Hand J, Kirchner VA, Agarwal A, Aslam S, Blumberg EA, Wolfe CR, Myer K, Wood RP, Neidlinger N, Strell S, Shuck M, Wilkins H, Wadsworth M, Motter JD, Odim J, Segev DL, Durand CM, Tobian AAR, Piquant D, Link K, Hemmersbach-Miller M, Pearson T, Turgeon N, Lyon G, Kitchens W, Huckaby J, Lasseter A, Elbein R, Roberson A, Ferry E, Klock E, Cochran W, Morrison M, Rasmussen S, Bollinger J, Sugarman J, Smith A, Thomas M, Coakley M, Timpone J, Stucke A, Haydel B, Dieter R, Klein E, Neumann H, Gallon L, Goudy L, Callegari M, Marrazzo I, Jackson T, Pruett T, Farnsworth M, Locke J, Mompoint-Williams D, Basinger K, Mekeel K, Nguyen P, Kwan J, Srisengfa T, Chin-Hong P, Rogers R, Simkins J, Munoz C, Dunn T, Sawinski D, Silveira F, Hughes K, Pakstis D, Nagy J, Baldecchi M, Muthukumar T, Eddie M, Robb K, Salsgiver E, Witting B, Azar M, Villanueva M, Formica R, Tomlin R. National Landscape of Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Deceased Organ Donors in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 74: 2010-2019. PMID: 34453519, PMCID: PMC9187316, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusDrug resistance mutationsHIV-positive donorsHIV drug resistance mutationsViral loadMedian CD4 T-cell countCD4 T-cell percentagesHIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) ActCD4 T-cell countNonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorIntegrase strand transfer inhibitorsDonor-derived infectionInhibitor-based regimensT cell percentageT-cell countsHepatitis C viremiaHIV viral loadCD4 T cellsDeceased organ donorsReverse transcriptase inhibitorFalse-positive test resultsStrand transfer inhibitorsC viremiaVirologic characteristicsClinical characteristics
2018
Race, Risk, and Willingness of End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Without Hepatitis C Virus to Accept an HCV-Infected Kidney Transplant
McCauley M, Mussell A, Goldberg D, Sawinski D, Molina RN, Tomlin R, Doshi SD, Abt P, Bloom R, Blumberg E, Kulkarni S, Esnaola G, Shults J, Thiessen C, Reese PP. Race, Risk, and Willingness of End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Without Hepatitis C Virus to Accept an HCV-Infected Kidney Transplant. Transplantation 2018, 102: e163-e170. PMID: 29346260, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000002099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusHCV cure ratesCure rateC virusUninfected kidneyEnd-stage renal disease patientsHCV-negative patientsPrior transplant recipientsRenal disease patientsHigh cure ratesEffective antiviral treatmentKidney recipientsTransplant recipientsKidney transplantMost patientsOlder patientsAntiviral treatmentWhite patientsDeceased donorsAllograft qualityFuture trialsBlack raceDisease patientsPatient acceptanceYoung donors