Newly diagnosed HIV infection in an octogenarian: the elderly are not 'immune'

被引：19

作者：

Cloud, GC

Browne, R

Salooja, N

McLean, KA

机构：

[1] Charing Cross Hosp, W London Ctr Sexual Hlth, London W6 8RF, England

[2] Hammersmith Hosp, Dept Elderly Med, London, England

[3] Hammersmith Hosp, Dept Haematol, London, England

来源：

AGE AND AGEING | 2003年 / 32卷 / 03期

关键词：

HIV; human immunodeficiency virus; elderly; heterosexual transmission;

D O I：

10.1093/ageing/32.3.353

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

Case report: an 83-year-old heterosexual man with malaise tested positive for HIV infection antibodies and has responded well to triple antiretroviral therapy. Discussion: HIV should not be discounted on the basis of age when an elderly patient presents for the investigation of illness.

引用

页码：353 / 354

页数：2

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