Role of liver transplantation in human immunodeficiency virus positive patients

Table 2 Criteria for liver transplantation in human immunodeficiency virus-positive individuals

The criteria for liver transplantation are met
CD4+ cell count > 100 cells/μL (> 200 cells/μL with a previous history of opportunistic complications)
HIV viral load < 50 copies/mL (using ultrasensitive Amplicor Monitor PCR assay)
Absence of AIDS-defining illness1
Absence progressive multi-focal leukoencephalopathy, chronic intestinal cryptosporidiosis (> 1 mo) or primary CNS lymphoma

¹None after combined anti-viral therapy-induced immune reconstitution. CNS: Central nervous system; AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus.