Virologic failure and mortality in older ART initiators in a multisite Latin American and Caribbean Cohort

• Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. e25088 - n/a
• Main Authors: Carriquiry, Gabriela, Giganti, Mark J, Castilho, Jessica L, Jayathilake, Karu, Cahn, Pedro, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Cortes, Claudia, Pape, Jean W, Padgett, Denis, Sierra‐Madero, Juan, McGowan, Catherine C, Shepherd, Bryan E, Gotuzzo, Eduardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland International AIDS Society 01.03.2018; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adult; Age Factors; Ageing; AIDS; Analysis; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; Antiretroviral drugs; ART outcomes; Care and treatment; Caribbean; Cohort Studies; Female; Health aspects; HIV; HIV infections; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - virology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Latin America; Latin Americans; Male; Middle Aged; Older people; Over 50; Treatment outcome; Viral research; Virologic failure; South America; Haiti; Argentina; United States > US; Brazil; Mexico; Honduras; Chile; Peru; Latin America; HIV; Virologic failure; ART outcomes; Ageing; Caribbean; Over 50; Latin America

Introduction The “greying” of the HIV epidemic necessitates a better understanding of the healthcare needs of older HIV‐positive adults. As these individuals age, it is unclear whether comorbidities and their associated therapies or the ageing process itself alter the response to antiretroviral ther...