HIV infection in Asian Indian patients with haemophilia and those who had multiple transfusions
Singh, Y.N.; Bhargava, M.; Malaviya, A.N.; Tripathy, S.P.; Kakkar, A.; Khare, S.D.
Indian Journal of Medical Research 93: 12-14
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5340 PMID: 2022394 Document Number: 314134
A total of 124 Indian patients with haemophilia and 185 multiple transfused patients with thalassaemia, haemoglobinopathies, patients on chronic haemodialysis and others were screened for HIV-1 infection by a commercially available competitive ELISA test and supplementary Western Blot (WB) test. The results showed that HIV-1 infection was mostly confined to the haemophiliacs where 15 (12.1%) were confirmed to be positive for HIV infection. All except one had received both foreign and Indian cryoprecipitate. However, one haemophilic seroconverted within 4 months of receiving a cryoprecipitate manufactured in India.