P Parthasarathy1, S K Mittal, V K Sharma. 1. Department of Microbiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. shesh_prabha@yahoo.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of HIV infection in North India, as there are scanty reports from this part of India. METHODS: The prevalence of HIV infection was determined by serological tests for HIV antibodies in children born to a seropositive mother or suffering from chronic diarrhea, failure to thrive or disseminated tuberculosis. RESULTS: One hundred and twelve children were tested of which ten were seropositive (8.9%). This included six children born to seropositive mother (22%), two with chronic diarrhea (4%), one with failure to thrive (5%) and one child with disseminated tuberculosis (6.6%). CONCLUSION: HIV infection is an emerging reality in New Delhi. A clinically directed screening can help detect more cases.
OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of HIV infection in North India, as there are scanty reports from this part of India. METHODS: The prevalence of HIV infection was determined by serological tests for HIV antibodies in children born to a seropositive mother or suffering from chronic diarrhea, failure to thrive or disseminated tuberculosis. RESULTS: One hundred and twelve children were tested of which ten were seropositive (8.9%). This included six children born to seropositive mother (22%), two with chronic diarrhea (4%), one with failure to thrive (5%) and one child with disseminated tuberculosis (6.6%). CONCLUSION: HIV infection is an emerging reality in New Delhi. A clinically directed screening can help detect more cases.
Authors: Valsan Philip Verghese; Thomas Cherian; Anil J Cherian; P George Babu; T Jacob John; Chellam Kirubakaran; P Raghupathy Journal: Indian Pediatr Date: 2002-01 Impact factor: 1.411
Authors: S Sen; N M Mishra; T Giri; I Pande; S D Khare; A Kumar; V P Choudhry; D Chattopadhya; S Kumari; A N Malaviya Journal: Indian Pediatr Date: 1993-04 Impact factor: 1.411