title: [HIV infection in patients aged 50 years or older in the HAART era].
abstract: There is little information on patients 50 years or older with HIV infection since the start of the HAART era. We performed a descriptive cross-sectional study during 2004 including 28 patients aged 52 to 87 years. Eighteen patients were men (64%) and sexual transmission was the risk factor in 23 (81%). Four patients (14%) fulfilled slow progression criteria and 13 (46%) belonged to the C3 category. Twenty-four patients were on HAART, with optimal adherence. All the patients were receiving HIV-unrelated medications to treat comorbid conditions. Hence, the profile of these patients is as follows: mainly male with sexually transmitted infection, severe immunodeficiency at the diagnosis, and frequent comorbid processes.
authors.affiliation: Medicina Interna-Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España. iago.villamil.cajoto@sergas.es
authors.forename: Iago
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Villamil-Cajoto
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Losada-Arias
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prieto-Martínez
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lires-Moledo
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quintela-Vázquez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D019562:Viral Load