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Item Detection of HBs antigen in health care personnel by reverse passive hemagglutination test(2000-01-01) Mar Lar Win; Win Win Maw; Cho Cho Oo; Mya Mya Aye; Soe Lwin; Kyi Kyi ThinnItem Factors associated with HIV seroprevalence among intravenous drug users in Yangon(1993-08-01) Thein Hlaing; Pe Than Tun; Soe LwinA crosss-sectional seroprevalence survey was undertaken to determine seroprevalence of HIV infection and the factors associated with HIV seropositivity among the newly registered 205 male intravenous drug users (IVDUs) at the Drug Dependency Treatment and Research Unit in Yangon from December 1991 to September 1992. Of the 178 individuals tested for HIV antibodies, 60.1 percent were found to be positive, 95 percent confidence interval (CI) being 51.4 percent and 68.9 Percent. Moreover, the risk of getting HIV infection was higher among: IVDUs aged 30 years or above than those aged below 25 years [Odds ratio (OR) = 2.76, 95 Percent CI: 1.12, 6.81]; IVDUs using drug of over 18 months than those using 6 months or less (OR = 5.07; 95 Percent CI: 2.36, 10.87): IVDUs sharing syringes and needles with two or more persons than those who did not share (OR = 2.45; 95 Percent CI: 1.02, 5.89); IVDUs visiting to professional drug injectors for initiation of habit than those who did not visit (OR = 2.27; 95 Persent CI: 0.96, 5.37); and IVDUs who had hiven history of imprisonment than those who had not (OR = 2.65; 95 Percent CI: 1.04, 6.75). In addition, the above two variables, viz, age and duration of drug use did not confound the effect of needle sharing on HIV infection among the IVDUs. The strengths and weaknesses of the study design and the implications of the study to AIDS control are discussed.Item Hepatitis B makers in a study group with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Myanmar, 1989(1992-04-01) Than Aung; Khin Pyone Kyi; Khin Yi Oo; Khin Mya Lwin; Soe LwinDuring 1989, 200 sera, Positive for Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody by both Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ElISA) and Western Blot Immunoassay were selected randomly to be tested for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) markers. 75Item Incidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection in drug abusers(1989-01-01) Khin Pyone Kyi; Soe Lwin; Khin Mya Lwin; Myint Myint Lwin; Khin Yi OoA total of 1035 drug abusers were screened for HIV-antibodies. 19 per cent are positive for anti-HIV in drug addict using drugs by various routes including intravenous routes. Where as 51.3 per cent of intravenous drug abusers were positive. Even among IVDA, hospitalized cases are 70 per cent positive against 40.9 per cent in non-hospitalized cases.Item Laboratory aspects of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome(1989-01-01) Soe Lwin; Khin Pyone Kyi; Khin Yi OoItem An outbreak of fever with haemorrhagic manifestations in Taunggyi township, Myanmar(2000-01-01) Than Htike; Khin Mar Yee; Soe LwinItem An outbreak of fever with haemorrhagic manifestations in Taunggyi Township, Myanmar, 1998(2000-01-01) Than Htaik; Khin Mar Yee; Soe LwinItem Preliminary study of two major transfusion associated viral infections (Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B virus) during routine donor screening(1989-01-01) Soe Lwin; Khin Mya Lwin; Myint Myint Lwin; Khin Pyone Kyi; Khin Yi OoA total of 5973 blood donor specimens were tested for both HBsAg and HIV antibody, simultaneously. 2.18 per cent was initially reactive to ELISA, 0.67 per cent was repeatedly ELISA positive, 0.2 per cent was indeterminate and 0.39 per cent was confirmed for HIV antibody by IMMUMOBLOT ASSAY. The prevalence of HBsAg among blood donors was found to be 10.56 per cent with 11.1 per cent for male dornors and 5.06 per cent for female donors.Item Screening of blood donor: strategies in Myanmar(2000-08-01) Soe Lwin