Primary Care Screening Recommendations for People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Abstract

Historically, a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus meant early death. However, advances in therapy have lengthened the life expectancy of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH), and primary care providers often manage their care. Human immunodeficiency virus infection increases the risk of developing coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, neuropathy, kidney disease, and cancer at a younger age. Consequently, PLWH require a distinct set of screening recommendations. Primary care providers should be aware of these recommendations to prevent debilitating sequelae and premature death associated with chronic diseases in PLWH.