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HIV diagnosed after 50 years of age
Jacqueline M. McMillan, Leah H. Rubin and M. John Gill
CMAJ March 09, 2020 192 (10) E255; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.191677
Jacqueline M. McMillan
Department of Medicine (McMillan, Gill), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; School of Medicine (Rubin), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
MDLeah H. Rubin
Department of Medicine (McMillan, Gill), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; School of Medicine (Rubin), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
PhDM. John Gill
Department of Medicine (McMillan, Gill), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; School of Medicine (Rubin), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
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HIV diagnosed after 50 years of age
Jacqueline M. McMillan, Leah H. Rubin, M. John Gill
CMAJ Mar 2020, 192 (10) E255; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.191677
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- In 2017, 22.9% of new HIV diagnoses in Canada were in people aged 50 years and older1
- Older adults report different sexual behaviours leading to differential HIV risk than younger individuals
- The reason for HIV testing often differs by age
- At diagnosis, the CD4 T-cell count is lower in older than in younger adults (median 0.097–0.24 v. 0.307–0.394 × 109/L [97–240 v. 307–394 cells/μL])2,4
- Older adults are more likely to adhere to HIV treatment than younger adults once antiretroviral therapy is initiated5
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