| Literature DB >> 1819555 |
T S Thakur1, V Sharma, A Goyal, M L Gupta.
Abstract
3000 subjects from four high risk groups--patients attending STD clinics, hospital personnel, blood donors and foreign nationals were screened for the presence of HIV antibodies HBsAg and VDRL reactivity. No evidence of HIV infection was found in Himachiali population. However, there of the 150 foreign nationals screened were found positive for HIV antibodies. Overall HBsAg positivity and VDRL reactivity was found to be 5.53 per cent and 9.07 per cent respectively. The importance of circumspected and unswerving machinery for the surveillance of HIV antibodies in the high risk population of the state is emphasised.Entities:
Keywords: Asia; Blood Supply; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Equipment And Supplies; Examinations And Diagnoses; Foreigners; Health; Health Facilities; Hematologic Tests; Hepatitis; Hiv Infections; Hiv Serodiagnosis; Hospitals; India; Infections; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Laboratory Procedures; Measurement; Nationality; Population; Population At Risk; Population Characteristics; Prevalence; Reproductive Tract Infections; Research Methodology; Research Report; Screening; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Southern Asia; Syphilis; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1991 PMID： 1819555
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Med Sci ISSN： 0019-5359