Liver transplantation in HIV-1-infected patients
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Liver transplantation in HIV-infected recipients.
Liver transplantation is being evaluated as a therapeutic option for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with end-stage liver disease, but experience is still scarce. We describe the outcome of 4 HIV-infected patients who underwent liver transplantation in our hospital between July 2002 and April 2003. HIV-infected liver transplant recipients meet the same standard criteria for...
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عنوان ژورنال: Retrovirology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1742-4690
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-7-s1-i25