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Amplifying and Quantifying HIV-1 RNA in HIV Infected Individuals with Viral Loads Below the Limit of Detection by Standard Clinical Assays
Published on: September 26, 2011
Evidence for HIV-2 infection in Nepal
Anil Chander1, Anil Chandler, Vijay Kumar Pahwa
1Microbiology Clinical Laboratory, Universal College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Rangoon, Bhairahawa, Nepal. ucmscampus@wlink.com.np
Abstract:
Assessment of the presence and prevalence of HIV-2 antibodies in patients attending the Universal College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa, western Nepal was done. A total of 1534 patients sera were screened for the presence of HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies from March 2000 to May 2003. A total of 3 (0.2%) patients were found to be sero-positive for HIV-2 antibodies. Out of the above three patients, 1 (0.1%) was infected with HIV-2 only and the remaining 2 (0.1%) were infected with HIV-1 and HIV-2 both. This evidence of the presence of HIV-2 presence implicates serious outcomes as HIV-2 has not been reported from hospital patients in Nepal.
