Patients with TB usually present with fever, cough, dyspnea on exertion, weight loss and night sweats. The chest x-ray can reveal cavitary apical disease of the upper lobes. However, HIV-infected patients with sputum culture-positive and AFB-positive tuberculosis may present with a normal chest...
Increasing STDs in older adults have been studied and some estimates show that Human Immunovirus (HIV) rates are increasing faster for those over age 50 than under age 40 and by 2015 half of those infected with HIV will be over age 50 [18,19]. 20Additionally, older adults are left out...
A good review outlining a useful and practical approach to evaluating vaginal discharge in older adults. PubMed Google Scholar Kissinger PJ, Dumestre J, Clark R A, et al.: Vaginal swabs versus lavage for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis among HIV-positive women. Sex ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are increasing among older adults concomitant with a rise in divorce after the age of 50 years. The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a web-based human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/STD risk reduction intervent...
In the community at large the majority of older adults are sexually active, of whom a small minority (approximately 7%) engage in behaviours that place them at risk of contracting STDs. 4. Most older people, recruited from both health care and non-health care settings, feel that they have ...
Canada has seen similar patterns including an increase in the number of annual positive HIV tests among older adults (PHAC, 2010). Evidence suggests that HIV stigma negatively impacts the mental health, quality of life and social experiences of older people with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) (Grov, et al...
Knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, perception of risk, and behaviors among older adults. In a study of knowledge and beliefs about human immunodeficiency virus among older persons, 458 senior center participants completed a questionnaire derive... Rose,A Moll...
Impact of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Current Understanding and Future Directions Introduction In the era of antiretroviral treatment (ART), the life expectancy of older adults with HIV (OWH) is largely comparable to individuals without HIV [1]. Over 50% of the 1.2 million ...
Sexual issues in older adults Focuses on sexual issues concerning older adults. Assumption that older persons are sexually inactive; Findings of the 1998 study of the National Council o... ME Dunn,N Cutler - 《Aids Patient Care & Stds》...
Older adults with HIV have an increased risk of dementia, diabetes, frailty, depression, osteoporosis, and some cancers, compared to those who are HIV negative [10,11,12]. Comorbidities commonly associated with ageing (e.g., diabetes) have been found to increase the risk of opportunistic infec...