Declining seroprevalence of HIV infection among paediatric inpatients.
An unlinked anonymous testing for HIV infection among consecutive paediatric admissions at Cama and Albless Hospital, Mumbai, was performed in 1998-99 and again in 2003-04. The seroprevalence declined from 5.5% (24/535) to 2.2% (10/447). Greater awareness, enhanced antenatal detection and measures taken to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) seem to have contributed to the declining seroprevalence. We believe that paediatric inpatients reflect the extent of MTCT in the community.
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Cama and Albless Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. subhashdaga@yahoo.com
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D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D035041:Anonymous Testing; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007297:Inpatients
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