title: HIV infection in patients of liver cirrhosis.
abstract: A total of 130 patients of liver cirrhosis (97 males, 33 females; aged 9-70 yr) of various etiologies were subjected to anti HIV antibodies testing by ELISA and supplementary Western Blot (WB) tests. Eleven patients were positive by ELISA. Of these 11 patients, 5 were WB positive, 4 were WB negative and 2 were indeterminate. Of the 5 WB positive patients none had received blood transfusions and one was a homosexual. These results indicate that HIV infection was present in 3.8 per cent patients of liver cirrhosis. Further studies are required on a large number of patients to recommend HIV testing routinely in cirrhotic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Bombay.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Amarapurkar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Murti
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Kalro
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies