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Special Considerations Related to Aging in HIV-Infected Patients

Author: Matthew B. Goetz, MD (More Info)
Section Editor: Judith S. Currier, MD, MSc
Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
Last Reviewed: 9/28/15 (What's New)

Summary

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]}

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Keywords: Acute HIV Infection, HIV and Older Patients