title: HIV-I antibodies in health and disease.
abstract: Antibodies to human immune deficiency (HIV) virus were studied in 2000 individuals including cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), leprosy, chronic renal failure on haemodialysis and patients attending STD clinics. A group of blood donors was also screened, ELISA kits provided by Wellcome Diagnostics were used. Results indicate that the ELISA values were far above the cut off figure in all except in a couple where the husband who had stayed in Uganda for several years, and had features of full blown AIDS died 4 months after the diagnosis. The spouse contacted AIDS within a relatively short incubation period and died within 6 months of diagnosis. The North Indian population thus appears to be free of this virus so far. This observation will be an important lead mark in the future epidemiology of HIV infection in India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh and Command Hospital.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chugh
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rayat
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Hazra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies