Comparative evaluation of HIV infected foreign students and Indian with AIDS in Chandigarh, India.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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1992 Dec; 10(2): 141-3
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-36935
ABSTRACT
Out of a total of 1,600 foreign students who came to India between June 1989 and October 1990, 22 were seropositive for HIV-1. Ten showed antibodies to all the gene products. Antibodies to gp160 and p24 were present in all the seropositives while antibodies to p53, p15/17 were significantly higher in healthy seropositives than in patients with full blown AIDS. Absence of antibodies to p15/17 and p53 thus appeared to be a more sensitive criterion of end stage disease than absence of anti- p24 antibodies. When seropositive samples from African students were checked for HIV-2 antibodies by ELISA, 13/22 were found to be positive. Further, 2/10 Indians with full blown AIDS were also strongly positive for HIV-2. These data could be of relevance for formulating future strategies for population-based screening for HIV-2.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Students
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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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Blotting, Western
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Adolescent
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Evaluation studies
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
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Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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