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Review
. 2024 May;40(2):285-298.
doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2023.12.004. Epub 2024 Jan 20.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Older Adults

Matthew L Russell  1 , Amy Justice  2
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Review

Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Older Adults

Matthew L Russell et al. Clin Geriatr Med. 2024 May.

Abstract

As people with HIV live longer, they can experience increased incidence and earlier onset of chronic conditions and geriatric syndromes. Older people are also at substantially increased risk of delayed diagnosis and treatment for HIV. Increasing provider awareness of this is pivotal in ensuring adequate consideration of HIV testing and earlier screening for chronic conditions. In addition, evaluating patients for common geriatric syndromes such as polypharmacy, frailty, falls, and cognitive impairment should be contextualized based on how they present.

Keywords: Aging; Geriatric syndromes; HIV; LGBTQIA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure Dr M.L. Russell reports no commercial or financial conflicts of interest. He is a Grant Recipient from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, United States (HHS) Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) and the Administration for Community Living, United States (ACL) “Innovations for Needs of People Aging with HIV/Long-Term Survivors in Urban Communities” Challenge. Justice reports no commercial or financial conflicts of interest. She is a grant recipient from the National Institutes of Health, United States and the United States Veterans Affairs Office of Research Development.