Rejection Of Hiv Organ Transplant

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Advocacy Groups Make Progress to Ensure Equal Access to Organ Transplants for HIV-Positive Patients

Advocacy groups say they are making progress in ensuring that HIV-positive people are not denied organ transplants because of their HIV status, the AP/ Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. Insurers in the past have denied coverage for transplants to... Read more »

NIAID to Study Organ Transplants in HIV-Positive Patients; Practice Becoming More Prevalent

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has begun a five-year study to examine the outcomes of organ transplants in HIV-positive patients whose organ failure often "has nothing to do with HIV" but stems from other diseases... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Taiwan Hospital Transplants Five HIV-Infected Organs

Last week in Taiwan, five transplant recipients received organs from a deceased HIV-infected donor due to a lapse in operating procedures, the Taipei-based National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) announced on its website over the weekend. NTUH... Read more »

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2nd regection of Liver Transplant in Heb B & HIV+

I had my prevaluation(whichCapital Blue Cross of PA approved!) at Starzl Transplant Center in Pittsburg. Dr. Fung( who will do transplant) & Dr. Rani(HIV expert for transplant) have done a paper. Dr. Fung sent this to Insurance company. It...

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.

There is an appeal process under health plan. When your insurance company denied your claim, they had to give you the reasons for the denial and reference the reasons back to plan provisions. You should reveiw the denial carefully and then file a... Read more »

Organ Transplant-Immunosuppressed-WB Inconclusive

Dr. Bob,I recently tested positive with the Elisa and Inconclusive WB. My Dr., ordered another WB which again was inconclusive. Today the ID group I have been referred to requested a HIVQ, CD4/CD8 and an Enumeration test. I am 10+ years post organ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Don't Ever Give Up,I do not believe another virus is confounding your HIV test results. I also do not believe you are HIV positive. More than likely your ELISA is a false-positive. Indeterminate test results account for 4% to 20% of... Read more »

Doctors Rejecting Me As A Patient Because of HIV/AIDS Status

Hello, I was diagnosed with pjp pneumonia & AIDS 6 years ago... I almost died, but I beat'em both. I am on Atripla, and having good results - I have NEVER missed a dose since beginning my HAART treatment - my CD4 count is now 364 (...

Response from Jacques Chambers, C.L.U.

HelpWithBenefits.com

Medicaid in all states is difficult to deal with as the reimbursement level is so low, many doctors will not accept it. You are correct that there is discrimination going on, definitely with the latter doctor and possibly the other as well. I... Read more »

Kidney Transplant/Dialysis

I've had HIV for 2 years and now am undetectable with viral load of about 550. I've been having kidney problems, so my doctor sent me to a nephrologist. They did a biopsy and found that it was not cancer, but my creatinine level is high...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

First of all, there is an entity called HIV-associated nephropathy ("HIVAN") that can cause kidney failure. Secondly, it is true that organ transplants are rarely done in HIV+s, although attitudes are changing about his because it now... Read more »

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Organ Transplant & Drug Users Window Period

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Why do people with transplants and drug users have a longer window period? - I'm assuming it is because their body is not strong enough to build antibodies. If stress can do so much to people as everybody says, then why isn't stress in this group?

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organ donor had hiv read asap

Posted by nomoreworry4me

Home / News / Nation
4 patients get HIV from organ donor
Email|Print| Text size + By Lindsey Tanner
AP Medical Writer / November 13, 2007
CHICAGO --A troubling case in which a high-risk organ donor infected four patients with the AIDS virus and... Read more »

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