## Key Points 1. Liver transplantation for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients with end-stage liver disease in the era of highly active retroviral therapy has proven to be an effective treatment. The concerns of HIV progression have not been borne out by the growing worldwide exper
Liver transplant in patients with HIV: Infection risk associated with HIV and post-transplant immunosuppression
โ Scribed by Pierluigi Viale; Umberto Baccarani; Marcello Tavio
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 178 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1523-3847
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