title: Special coverage of the 43rd IDSA meeting. Older HIV patients have higher rates of cell loss, more chronic illnesses.
abstract: HIV patients under age 40 appear to have fewer non-HIV-related chronic illnesses and have better natural killer (NK) immune cells than HIV patients over age 50, new research suggests.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D017209:Apoptosis; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged