Complications of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin induction immunosuppression in HIV-infected kidney transplant recipients.

Background: Kidney transplantation in HIV-infected individuals with end-stage kidney disease is associated with improved survival compared to dialysis. Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction in HIV-infected kidney transplant recipients has been associated with a lower risk of acute rejection, but data on the rates of malignancy and BK viremia in these patients is lacking.

Methods: We performed a single-center retrospective cohort study of adult HIV-infected individuals who underwent kidney transplantation with rATG induction between January 2006 and December 2016.