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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in older people

Author(s) -

Gavin Pratt,

Kate A. Gascoyne,

K. Cunningham,

A. Tunbridge

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afq009

Subject(s) - medicine , life expectancy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , older people , epidemiology , gerontology , pandemic , cohort , antiretroviral therapy , family medicine , covid-19 , population , viral load , environmental health , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)

The number of older people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the UK is rising. Older people are at risk of acquiring HIV infection for a multitude of reasons. This, combined with effective HIV treatment which has significantly prolonged life expectancy, means that health care professionals working in the UK can expect to see increasing numbers of older people with HIV infection. In this review article, we summarise the epidemiology of HIV amongst older people, including data from our local cohort in the city of Sheffield, UK. We discuss specific and practical issues in older patients including why older people are at risk, how to make a diagnosis and the importance of doing so early, guidelines for HIV testing and an update on anti-retroviral therapy including drug interactions and side effects.

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