The transplantation of solid organs from HIV-positive donors to HIV-negative recipients: ethical implications.
J Med Ethics
; 41(5): 367-70, 2015 May.
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| ID: mdl-24899522
ABSTRACT
HIV-positive individuals have traditionally been barred from donating organs due to transmission concerns, but this barrier may soon be lifted in the USA in limited settings when recipients are also infected with HIV. Recipients of livers and kidneys with well-controlled HIV infection have been shown to have similar outcomes to those without HIV, erasing ethical concerns about poorly chosen beneficiaries of precious organs. But the question of whether HIV-negative patients should be disallowed from receiving an organ from an HIV-positive donor has not been adequately explored. In this essay, we will discuss the background to this scenario and the ethical implications of its adoption from the perspectives of autonomy, beneficence/non-maleficence and justice.
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Assunto principal:
Justiça Social
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Transplante de Órgãos
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Soropositividade para HIV
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Soronegatividade para HIV
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Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade
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Autonomia Pessoal
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Beneficência
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article