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		re My body when I die Sep 14, 2008 I knonw this is theoretical but could a person who was UD donate organs? If it was a life and death situation, the recipient could take PEP as a preventative and not aquire HIV?


		Response from Dr. Moyle Sorry but any recipient of an organ or other transplant (skin, cornea) from a person with HIV would acquire HIV with the organ. As some of the infected cells in the transplant would be long lived cells taking a course of PEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis would not help. Best Wishes Dr Moyle

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