title: Seroprevalence of HIV antibodies, Australia antigen and VDRL reactivity in Himachal Pradesh.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens