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significant increase in hbv, hcv, hiv and syphilis infections among blood donors in west bengal, eastern india 2004-2005: exploratory screening reveals high frequency of occult hbv infection.to evaluate the prevalence of markers of hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) among blood donors in kolkata, eastern india for two consecutive years and to conduct a pilot study to explore the presence of hbv dna among hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) negative but anti-hbc positive blood donors.200717659734
recent pattern of co-infection amongst hiv seropositive individuals in tertiary care hospital, kolkata.opportunistic infections (ois) and co-infections are the major cause of deaths amongst hiv infected individuals and this mostly depends upon the risk factors, type of exposure and geographic region. the commonest types of infections reported are tuberculosis, chronic diarrhoea, oral candidiasis, herpes simplex virus-2, cytomegalovirus, hepatitis b virus and hepatitis c virus. due to the scarcity of ois data available from this region, we had designed a study to determine the frequency of differe ...201121396133
echocardiographic profile of art naïve human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infected patients in a tertiary care hospital in kolkata.cardiac affection in human iummunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection is a recognized entity. some form of heart disease is demonstrable at autopsy in approximately 40 percent of cases and by echocardiography in approximately 25 percent of patients with hiv. the studies indicate that cardiac involvements associated with hiv are mainly characterized by cardiomyopathy and pericardial disease. hiv infection is a global pandemic which is also rapidly spreading in india. we conducted the study to have s ...201021280474
oncogenic human papilloma virus and cervical pre-cancerous lesions in brothel-based sex workers in india.a community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in brothel-based sex workers of west bengal, eastern india, to determine their oncogenic human papillomavirus (hpv) status and the presence of pre-cancerous lesions. a total of 229 sex workers from three districts of west bengal participated in the study. all the study participants were interviewed with the aid of a pre-tested questionnaire to determine their sociodemographics, risk behaviour and risk perceptions after obtaining informed verb ...200820701853
incidence of multiple herpesvirus infection in hiv seropositive patients, a big concern for eastern indian scenario.human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection is associated with an increased risk for human herpes viruses (hhvs) and their related diseases and they frequently cause disease deterioration and therapeutic failures. methods for limiting the transmission of hhvs require a better understanding of the incidence and infectivity of oral hhvs in hiv-infected patients. this study was designed to determine the seroprevalence of human herpes viruses (cmv, hsv 2, ebv-1, vzv) antibodies and to evaluate thei ...201020604948
nontobacco substance use, sexual abuse, hiv, and sexually transmitted infection among street children in kolkata, india.a community-based cross-sectional study among 554 kolkata city street children assessed nontobacco substance use and sexual abuses along with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)/ sexually transmitted infections (stis) during 2007, using conventional cluster sampling technique for "hard-to-reach population" with a field-tested questionnaire and the collection of a blood sample for hiv and syphilis serology testing as a composite indicator of stis. the reported prevalence of nontobacco substance us ...201020590379
ophthalmic manifestations in people living with hiv attending a tertiary care centre of eastern india.a cross-sectional study was undertaken to evaluate ophthalmic lesions in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals in eastern part of india. one hundred and seventy-five indian patients attending one tertiary care centre in kolkata, were included in the study. ophthalmic manifestations were found in 29.14%. of them 64.70% had posterior segment lesion, 23.52% had neuro-ophthalmic lesion, 19.60% had anterior segment lesion, 15.69% had adnexal lesion. human immunodeficiency virus retinopath ...200818839634
pattern of hepatitis c virus genotypes in hiv infected patients in rims, hospital, imphal, manipur.the present study was carried out to find the pattern of genotype distribution of hepatitis c virus. twenty-three hepatitis c virus positive serum samples in various age-groups of both sexes attending, microbiology department, rims during the period from september 2002 to december 2004 were studied for hepatitis c genotype. these hcv positive serum samples were sent to national institute of cholera and enteric diseases, kolkata. the serum samples were tested for hcv-rna by qualitative rt-pcr tes ...200718338712
epidemic of hiv coupled with hepatitis c virus among injecting drug users of himalayan west bengal, eastern india, bordering nepal, bhutan, and bangladesh.a study was conducted in june 2004 to find out the epidemiology of hiv infection among injecting drug users (idus) of darjeeling district of west bengal, eastern india. the district headquarter, darjeeling town, also known as "queen of hills," is a beautiful spot situated in himalayan west bengal that attracts a large number of tourists each year from all over the world. another unique feature of the district is that it has international boundaries with three countries, nepal, bhutan, and bangla ...200616467010
young age is a risk factor for hiv among female sex workers--an experience from india.a cross-sectional community-based study was conducted among brothel-based sex workers of west bengal, eastern india, to study the prevalence of hiv and associated risk factors.200616386307
a study of hiv/std infections amongst commercial sex workers in kolkata (india). part-i: some socio-demographic features of commercial sex workers.a community-based survey of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and sexually transmitted diseases (std) was carried out among commercial sex worker's (csw) in different red light areas of kolkata. by multistage random sampling technique 867 female sex workers (fsw) studied who were belonging to sonagachi 77.28%, metiabruz 14.07%, rampurgali and khidderpore 8.65% red light areas. among sex workers surveyed 58.94% were hindu and 33.33% muslims. there were 22.07% csw of foreign origin, out of which ...200315562954
cases of human immunodeficiency virus infection and tuberculosis--early experiences of different aspects.an outpatients department based survey conducted in calcutta amongst 1349 established cases of tuberculosis (tb) revealed 0.67% human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infected cases. those affected by hiv and tb did not show any deviation from epidemiological pattern of hiv infection in india. all contracted hiv infection by heterosexual route, mostly from bombay (47.8%) followed by west bengal (30.4%). in follow-up study of a cohort of 36 hiv seropositives over 3 years, 10(27.7%) developed tb. of t ...200314575217
against all odds.a family physician who practices in zaveri bazar in bombay, india, first detected hiv infection in his practice in 1991. zaveri bazar is a community of jewelers. he then talked to business leaders and social workers in zaveri bazar about hiv infection, but they were not interested. in 1993, he randomly tested 108 people and found eight hiv infections. he publicly announced his findings. workers and craftsmen feared discrimination should their hiv status become public. the media printed sev ...199512346832
hiv / aids control programme: lessons from the vhai-ec joint initiative.the voluntary health association of india (vhai), with financial support and technical advice from the european commission, developed the hiv/aids control programme. the program began in january 1995. its overall goal was to strengthen the capacities of nongovernmental organizations (ngos) in initiating and developing hiv/aids interventions at the grass-roots level. program strategies include capacity building within ngos for effective hiv/aids efforts, primary prevention of hiv/sexually tran ...199612292114
drug use among the urban poor in kolkata: behaviour and environment correlates of low hiv infection.hiv infection in injecting drug users (idus) has worked as a driving force for further spread of the virus in other population groups. major metropolitan cities such as mumbai, kolkota, chennai and delhi have seen a diffusion of injecting drug use within the last decade. the prevalence of hiv infection among injectors ranges from 2% to 30%. identifying effective interventional elements that have kept the prevalence of hiv low for the past 7 years among idus of kolkata is thus of public health im ...200212186324
community based survey of std/hiv infection among commercial sexworkers in calcutta (india). part i. some social features of commercial sexworkers.a community based sample survey of sexually transmitted diseases and human immuno deficiency virus infection was carried out among commercial sex workers of a red-light area in calcutta. in this paper socio-demographic aspects of sex workers are discussed. for the survey, 450 sex workers were selected by random sampling method. among the sex workers surveyed, 84.89 per cent were in the age group 15-29 years. lowest age was 13 years and mean age was 23.12 years. large number of sex workers were f ...19947868840
oncogenic hpv among hiv infected female population in west bengal, india.prevalence of both cervical cancer and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection are very high in india. natural history of human papilloma virus (hpv) infection is known to be altered in hiv positive women and there is an increased possibility of persistence of hpv infections in this population. therefore, this study was conducted to understand the epidemiology and circulating genotypes of oncogenic hpv among hiv positive and negative female population in west bengal, india.201121418663
country watch: india.in north bengal, india, more than 340 tea plantations (estates) are registered with the state tea board; estate workers contribute to the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection and sexually transmitted disease (std) through their use of multiple sex partners and alcohol, and via the drug and prostitute trafficking in the region. the west bengal voluntary health association (wbvha) convinced estate managers to offer hiv/std education to their workforce, which numbers more than 25 ...199512289842
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