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| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in older people | | Author(s) | Gary Pratt, Kate Gascoyne, Katherine Cunningham |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 39, no 3, May 2010 |
| Pages | pp 289-293 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oxfordjournals.org http://www.bgs.org.uk doi:10.1093/ageing/afq009 |
| Keywords | AIDS ; Drugs ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | 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, the authors summarise the epidemiology of HIV amongst older people, including data from their local cohort in the city of Sheffield. They 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. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100524201 A |
| Classmark | CQTT: LLD: 64A |
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