HIV 2: A Benign Onlooker or A Subtle Threat?
HIV-2 infection, originally discovered in West Africa, has now been found in many countries throughout the world including India. Despite it being a long acquaintance with the virus, not much is known about it conclusively. The present study was conducted at the ICTC of a tertiary care hospital ca...
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| description | HIV-2 infection, originally discovered in West Africa, has now been found in many countries throughout the world including India. Despite
it being a long acquaintance with the virus, not much is known about it conclusively. The present study was conducted at the ICTC of a
tertiary care hospital catering to the needs of Jaipur and adjoining districts, to find the prevalence of HIV 2 among ICTC attendees. A total of
8190 clients accessed ICTC services during the study period, out of which 135 were HIV-seropositive, giving a prevalence of 1.64%. There
was only a single positive case for HIV 2, giving a seroprevalence of 0.01% and none was reactive for antibodies of both HIV-1 and HIV-2.
We suggest that in low prevalence areas like ours, assays capable of detecting both HIV 1 and HIV 2 must continue to be used to make
our understanding of the deadly virus better and also make our combat more effective. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a135e0cd70a0451a946e9682b9f3275c2022-12-22T00:02:59ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2014-05-0185DM01DM0210.7860/JCDR/2014/8022.4340HIV 2: A Benign Onlooker or A Subtle Threat?EKADASHI RAJNI SABHARWAL0SHWETA GUPTA1GAURAV DALELA2Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India.HIV-2 infection, originally discovered in West Africa, has now been found in many countries throughout the world including India. Despite it being a long acquaintance with the virus, not much is known about it conclusively. The present study was conducted at the ICTC of a tertiary care hospital catering to the needs of Jaipur and adjoining districts, to find the prevalence of HIV 2 among ICTC attendees. A total of 8190 clients accessed ICTC services during the study period, out of which 135 were HIV-seropositive, giving a prevalence of 1.64%. There was only a single positive case for HIV 2, giving a seroprevalence of 0.01% and none was reactive for antibodies of both HIV-1 and HIV-2. We suggest that in low prevalence areas like ours, assays capable of detecting both HIV 1 and HIV 2 must continue to be used to make our understanding of the deadly virus better and also make our combat more effective.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4340/8022_CE(Ra)_E(C)_F(H)_PF1(PUH)_PFA(P)_PF2(PAG)_PF2(PN).pdfhiv 2ictcseroprevalence |
| spellingShingle | EKADASHI RAJNI SABHARWAL SHWETA GUPTA GAURAV DALELA HIV 2: A Benign Onlooker or A Subtle Threat? Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research hiv 2 ictc seroprevalence |
| title | HIV 2: A Benign Onlooker or A Subtle Threat? |
| title_full | HIV 2: A Benign Onlooker or A Subtle Threat? |
| title_fullStr | HIV 2: A Benign Onlooker or A Subtle Threat? |
| title_full_unstemmed | HIV 2: A Benign Onlooker or A Subtle Threat? |
| title_short | HIV 2: A Benign Onlooker or A Subtle Threat? |
| title_sort | hiv 2 a benign onlooker or a subtle threat |
| topic | hiv 2 ictc seroprevalence |
| url | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4340/8022_CE(Ra)_E(C)_F(H)_PF1(PUH)_PFA(P)_PF2(PAG)_PF2(PN).pdf |
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