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Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences
Physiological Society of Nigeria
ISSN: 0794-859X
Vol. 19, No. 1-2, 2004, pp. 98-101
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Bioline Code: np04017
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences, Vol. 19, No. 1-2, 2004, pp. 98-101
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SEROPREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION AMONG ORTHOPAEDIC AND PLASTIC SURGERY PATIENTS IN ENUGU, NIGERIA - A SIX MONTH STUDY
R. O. NNELI, F. C. AKPUAKA, V.N.EGBUONU C. OKWUONU
Abstract
As the HIV pandemic continues to ravage every aspect of humanity, there is a need to document its incidence and prevalence in various medical subdivisions. This six-month study reports on the sero- prevalence of HIV infection among orthopaedic and plastic surgery in- patients. Out of a total of 121 patients screened using Capillus test kit for HIV-1 / HIV-2, 10 patients were HIV positive while 111 patients were HIV negative and this gave a seroprevalence of 8.26 percent. Out of these, 73 plastic surgery patients were screened of which 6 patients or 8.22 percent were HIV positive. This shows that the prevalence rates for both categories of patients were significantly higher than the 5.8 per cent national seroprevalence for HIV / AIDS. This raises a risk factor for both surgeons and other patients undergoing elective procedures in these two subdisciplines by contamination.
Keywords
HIV infection, seroprevalence, plastic, orthopaedic, surgery,
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