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Prevalence of pediatric HIV in New Delhi

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Objective: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of HIV infection in North India, as there are scanty reports from this part of India.Methods: The prevalence of HIV infection was determined by serological tests for HIV antibodies in children born to a seropositive mother or suffering from chronic diarrhea, failure to thrive or disseminated tuberculosis.Results: One hundred and twelve children were tested of which ten were seropositive (8.9%). This included six children born to seropositive mother (22%), two with chronic diarrhea (4%), one with failure to thrive (5%) and one child with disseminated tuberculosis (6.6%).Conclusion: HIV infection is an emerging reality in New Delhi. A clinically directed screening can help detect more cases.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK

    P. Parthasarathy

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India

    S. K. Mittal

  3. Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India

    V. K. Sharma

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Parthasarathy, P., Mittal, S.K. & Sharma, V.K. Prevalence of pediatric HIV in New Delhi. Indian J Pediatr 73, 205–207 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02825481

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