title: Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus-2 in and around Amritsar.
abstract: A total of 14555 serum samples collected between January, 2001 to April, 2006 were screened for HIV infection. Antibodies to HIV-1/ HIV-2 were present in 985 (6.76%) of which 964 (97.86%) and 2 (0.22%) were positive for HIV-1 and HIV-2 alone respectively and 19 (1.92 %) for both HIV-1 and HIV-2. Of the 21 in whom HIV-2 infection was detected (alone and dual), 19 (90.5%) were in the age group of 21-40 years and 2 were children below the age of 11 years. Predominantly mode of transmission in them was heterosexual (85.71%) while the 2 children (9.53%) had most probably got the infection through perinatal route. Nine (42.85%) were asymptomatic and 12 (57.15%) clinically presented with chronic diarrhoea (5), prolonged fever (4) and symptoms related to sexually transmitted diseases (3). Opportunistic infections like Oral candidiasis was observed in 3 and pulmonary tuberculosis in 2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Amritsar. ushar_ora@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Neerja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.forename: Shashi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chopra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies