STUDY OF EARLY INFANT DIAGNOSIS(EID) AT THE PPTCT CENTRE IN CIVIL HOSPITAL AHMEDABAD

PRIYADARSHINI¹*, H.M. VADSMIYA², A.K. JOHN³, R.U. PAVAGADHI⁴, A.A. JUNNARKAR⁵, R. DEBBARMA^6
1Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, 380016, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, Gujarat, India
²Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, 380016, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, Gujarat, India
³Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, 380016, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, Gujarat, India
⁴Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, 380016, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, Gujarat, India
⁵Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, 380016, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, Gujarat, India
⁶Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, 380016, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : drpriyaprakash369@gmail.com

Received : 04-12-2018     Accepted : 27-12-2018     Published : 30-12-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 12       Pages : 1441 - 1444
Int J Microbiol Res 10.12 (2018):1441-1444

Keywords : HIV, PCR, PPTCT, Infants, DBS
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Gujarat State AIDS Control Society & National AIDS Control Organization to include our Centre for this project under the PPTCT program. Also, we would like to express special gratitude to the PPTCT Centre at Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad and the Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, 380016, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Early infant diagnosis (EID) project was implemented in 18 districts of Gujarat through 33 PPTCT (Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission) centres, one of them being Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, from 1st April 2010 to diagnose HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) in infants below 18 months. The method used for this purpose was Total Nucleic Acid-PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). This study was done on 97 infants whose mothers were enrolled under the PPTCT program at Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India from January 2016 to December 2017. The study determined the infant positivity rate and evaluated the associated factors. PPTCT is a component of the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) which was upgraded to NACP-IV in 2012. Therefore, the obtained results were also compared with the data from 2012-2015 from the PPTCT centre record. The results indicated that six infants out of 97 were found to be HIV positive (6.18%).

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