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| Predictors of HIV-infection in older adults | | Author(s) | Molly A Szerlip, Karen B Desalvo, Harold M Szerlip |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 17, no 3, June 2005 |
| Pages | pp 293-304 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | AIDS ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In a retrospective New Orleans case-control study, 53 patients aged 55+ at the time of their HIV diagnosis were age- and gender-matched with 106 HIV-negative controls. Potential predictors of HIV infection were abstracted from medical records. HIV-positive patients were more likely to have a history of sexually transmitted diseases, have hepatitis B+, and have significant differences in their mean globulin, serum, sodium, albumin and haemaglobin levels. The mean albumin to globulin ratio was also statistically, significantly different between the HIV positive and the controls. These data suggest that for patients aged 55+, certain medical history parameters may be useful in predicting risk of being HIV-positive. An albumin to globulin ratio of <1.0, especially when combined with a history of alcohol abuse or prior sexually transmitted disease should prompt all physicians to screen their older patients for HIV. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050613208 A |
| Classmark | CQTT: 3KB: 7T |
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