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AIDS Among Persons Aged  50 Years—United States, 1991-1996
Arch Dermatol. 1998;134:521-522.
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EARLY IN the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, infection occurred disproportionately among older persons as a result of transmission through receipt of contaminated blood or blood products. Through 1989, receipt of contaminated blood or blood products accounted for only 1% of cases among persons aged 13-49 years; in comparison, this risk factor accounted for 6%, 28%, and 64% of cases among persons aged 50-59 years, 60-69 years, and >70 years, respectively.1 Because of implementation of voluntary donor deferral and routine screening of blood donations in 1985, the number and proportion of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases associated with this risk factor decreased among persons aged  50 years.2 However, among persons aged 50 years, the number and proportion with AIDS associated with other modes of exposure increased. This report describes the characteristics of persons aged 50 years with AIDS reported during 1996 and presents trends in the incidence of AIDS-opportunistic illnesses . . . [Full Text of this Article]Reported AIDS Cases Among Persons Aged  50 Years, 1996
Trends in AIDS-OI Incidence, 1991-1996
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