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A faster, more accurate HIV test would go a long way in reassuring patients, but there will never be a risk-free organ transplant. "Organ transplantation overall is very safe, but there always will be some chance of infectious disease transmission, and [the Chicago case] is one tragic example," says the CDC's Kuehnert. And with the number of donors still so much lower than needy recipients, it doesn't look like that difficult risk-benefit equation is going to change any time soon.
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