Suzuki K, Kihara M, Kihara M, Imai M, Ichikawa S, Soda K; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12; 10: 285 (abstract no. PC0062).
Dept of Clin Exam, Hokenkagaku Laboratories.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of the HIV-related informations at a commercial laboratory in view of HIV epidemiology. METHODS: Number of anti-HIV tests, number of anti-HIV positive cases by screening test (EIA) and/or confirmatory diagnosis (Western blot, WB) during '87-'93 were surveyed at a commercial laboratory located in southern Tokyo metropolitan area. RESULTS: Order for EIA test has started to increase in '91 and continued so thereafter. Number of anti-HIV positive cases, all confirmed by WB, jumped from '90 to '91 with a shift of dominant gender* from male to female, further increased in '92 but slightly decreased in '93. Proportion of WB-positive cases, remained below 0.05% during '87-'90, increased to around 0.1% in '92-'93. It was revealed that orders for WB were given from only 30% of all screening test-positive cases every year. TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Well corresponding to the recent findings in the HIV/AIDS Surveillance of Japan, commercial lab-based data appeared useful to reinforce the observation by the Surveillance. Comparison of the data between multiple laboratories would be useful in view of regional epidemiology of HIV.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Blotting, Western
- Data Collection
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- HIV Seroprevalence
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Incidence
- Japan
- Laboratories
- Male
- Prevalence
- Tokyo
Other ID:
UI: 102208882
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