HIV infection in patients of liver cirrhosis.
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in English
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| ID: sea-23224
ABSTRACT
A total of 130 patients of liver cirrhosis (97 males, 33 females; aged 9-70 yr) of various etiologies were subjected to anti HIV antibodies testing by ELISA and supplementary Western Blot (WB) tests. Eleven patients were positive by ELISA. Of these 11 patients, 5 were WB positive, 4 were WB negative and 2 were indeterminate. Of the 5 WB positive patients none had received blood transfusions and one was a homosexual. These results indicate that HIV infection was present in 3.8 per cent patients of liver cirrhosis. Further studies are required on a large number of patients to recommend HIV testing routinely in cirrhotic patients.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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HIV Antibodies
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HIV Infections
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Child
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Blotting, Western
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Risk Factors
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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