[Ageing of HIV-positive patients and nursing care].

Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus is no longer synonymous with premature death. The arrival and development of antiretroviral drugs has enabled it to evolve into a chronic disease, which nevertheless leads to a higher risk of comorbidities. These add to the other issues facing patients due to their advancing age.

[The multiple vulnerabilities of women with AIDS].

How do women today live with the human immunodeficiency virus? This disease impacts on their sex life, their desire for motherhood and pregnancy. It has also brought about a certain perception on the part of society with regard to their illness. What role must caregivers therefore adopt?