I blogged a while back about the possibility of HIV+ people receiving transplants from other + people. This article goes into more detail on this matter. It deals with kidney transplants & found the resulting survival rates were on at least par with the transplants of non HIV organs.
This has significant impact for anyone needing a transplant regardless of their HIV status. This opens the door for more donors. While the + people can receive the + organs, the others can be more focused on the HIV- patients. This doesn't limit + people to + donors, but it does allow them to be used.
All of this was done while still controlling the patients HIV levels. I'm reasonably sure, there are HIV- people who would opt for a + organ if no others were available. For most people, being +, beats being dead. I'll keep an eye out for more on this.
Cya....
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