Document 0129
 DOCN  M9460129
 TI    Detection of antibodies to HIV-infection among high risk groups in Bihar
       (India).
 DT    9404
 AU    Gupta AK; Saran R; Division of Microbiology, Rajendra Memorial Research
       Institute of; Medical Sciences, Agamkuan, Patna.
 SO    Indian J Public Health. 1993 Apr-Jun;37(2):54-6. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94186220
 AB    Total of 4567 sera samples obtained from high risk groups viz. blood
       donors, patients attending skin/VD clinics have been examined for
       HIV-antibodies. None of them showed seropositivity. Since in Bihar,
       interaction with foreigners is not common as it is in the metropolitan
       cities of India, this may be one of the chief reasons for not finding
       any HIV-seropositive case so far. 7% of blood donors showed VDRL
       positive reaction. Both competitive ELISA and particulate-agglutination
       tests on 375 sera samples gave identical negative result.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  *Blood Donors  Child  Child, Preschool  Female
       Human  HIV Antibodies/*BLOOD  HIV
       Seropositivity/*BLOOD/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  India/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Infant  Inpatients  Male  Mass Screening/METHODS  Personnel, Hospital
       Police  *Population Surveillance  Risk Factors  Sampling Studies
       Seroepidemiologic Methods  Sexually Transmitted Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS
       Skin Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS  Students  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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