Nonviral liver disease is the leading indication for liver transplant in the United States in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus

Abstract

We evaluated whether indications for liver transplantation (LT) have changed among people with/without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and compared LT outcomes and trends by HIV serostatus. LT recipients (2008–2018) from the United Network for Organ Sharing and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (UNOS/OPTN) were identifed. Among 62 195 LT recipients, 352 (0.6%) were HIV-infected. The proportion of HIV-infected patients increased over time (P trend =.001), as did the number of transplant centers performing LT for HIV-infected recipients; average annual percentage change of 9.2% (p