Special Considerations Related to Aging in HIV-Infected Patients
Introduction
- The population of older HIV-infected patients has greatly increased since the start of the HIV epidemic[CDC 1998; Muñoz 1997; CDC HIV Surveillance; CDC HIV Older Americans]
- In 2016, 17% of the newly reported 40,000 HIV infections in the United States were among persons 50 years of age or older
- In 2014, nearly one half of Americans living with diagnosed HIV were 50 years of age or older[CDC HIV Older Americans]
- These changes are due to improved survival and an increase in the average age at infection[...
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Keywords: HIV and Older Patients