title: HIV antibody screening of commercially available blood products in India.
abstract: In a screening of 182 vials of various commercially available blood products in the Indian market, 32 (17%) were found to contain HIV-1 antibodies. The contamination with HIV-1 antibodies was detected in all types of blood products including immunoglobulin preparations, cryoprecipitates as well as albumin. Interestingly, the contamination was seen almost exclusively in the products manufactured in the Bombay-Pune area (32 of 92, 34%). It was very low in products manufactured near Delhi (1 of 90). A single vial of imported Factor VIII concentrate tested negative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Tripathy
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Malaviya
authors.forename: Y N
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Seth
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000592:standards*; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000592:standards; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000592:standards; D007194:India; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D012709:Serum Albumin