Mpondo Bonaventura C T
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania.
J Aging Res. 2016;2016:2404857. doi: 10.1155/2016/2404857. Epub 2016 Aug 9.
Globally there is an increase in the number of people living with HIV at an advanced age (50 years and above). This is mainly due to prolonged survival following the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Living with HIV at an advanced age has been shown to be associated with a number of challenges, both clinical and immunological. This minireview aims at discussing the challenges encountered by elderly HIV-infected patients.
在全球范围内,老年(50岁及以上)艾滋病毒感染者的数量正在增加。这主要是由于使用高效抗逆转录病毒疗法后生存期延长所致。事实表明,老年艾滋病毒感染者面临许多临床和免疫学方面的挑战。本综述旨在讨论老年艾滋病毒感染患者所面临的挑战。