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

Age and Ageing (2003) 32(3) 353-354
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/32.3.353
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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.

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Cloud, G. C., Browne, R., Salooja, N., & McLean, K. A. (2003). Newly diagnosed HIV infection in an octogenarian: The elderly are not “immune.” Age and Ageing, 32(3), 353–354. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/32.3.353

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