Increasing prevalence of dual HIV-1-2 infections among voluntary blood donors in Mumbai (Bombay).
Between 1993 and 1996, we carried out a serological screening for differentially identifying HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections among the high risk group persons admitted in the various wards of BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai, using the ImmunoComb kit. This study indicates that although HIV-1 is the predominant virus prevalent in Mumbai, dual HIV-1-2 and HIV-2 infections are gradually increasing.
D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence / Q000639:trends*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies