What It Means to Age With HIV Infection

Abstract

Once fatal, HIV infection has become a chronic condition for individuals with access to care and treatment. Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has proved to be not only life saving but life extending for persons with HIV infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 nearly half of the population with an HIV infection diagnosis in the US are now at least 50 years of age. 1 Instead of AIDS-associated illnesses, in most parts of the country, morbidity and

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