The prevalence of HIV in Pretoria’s Medico-Legal Laboratory cases, RSA, in 2009

Morris, Neil Kenneth; Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine; Webber, Lynne M.; Saayman, Gert

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dc.contributor.author	Morris, Neil Kenneth
dc.contributor.author	Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine
dc.contributor.author	Webber, Lynne M.
dc.contributor.author	Saayman, Gert
dc.date.accessioned	2014-09-17T07:43:24Z
dc.date.available	2014-09-17T07:43:24Z
dc.date.issued	2014-03
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of Human Immunodefi ciency Virus (HIV) amongst decedents admitted to the Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory (MLL). The study was designed as a cross sectional study. It is not standard procedure for the pathologist to do a HIV test at autopsy. Post mortem (PM) blood samples were obtained from all bodies admitted to the Pretoria MLL during one month in 2009. Analysis of the blood samples was performed using standardised laboratory procedures. Two hundred and thirty-eight PM blood samples were collected. In 43 cases (17%), the test results were invalid. Of the 195 valid test samples, 51 (26.2%) were HIV-positive. The prevalence of HIV in this study was 15% higher than that reported in a similar study done 10 years previously.	en_US
dc.description.librarian	am2014	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	The National Health Laboratory Service for sample testing and the University of Pretoria, Department of Forensic Medicine.	en_US
dc.description.uri	http://www.occhealth.co.za	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Morris, N, Du Toit-Prinsloo, L, Webber, L & Saayman, G 2014, 'The prevalence of HIV in Pretoria’s Medico-Legal Laboratory cases, RSA, in 2009', Occupational Health Southern Africa, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 6-10.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1024-6274
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42021
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	EDP Sciences	en_US
dc.rights	South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM)	en_US
dc.subject	Post mortem	en_US
dc.subject	HIV prevalence	en_US
dc.subject	Medico legal laboratory	en_US
dc.subject	Occupational health and safety	en_US
dc.subject	Autopsy	en_US
dc.subject	Medico-Legal Laboratory (MLL)	en_US
dc.subject	Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)	en_US
dc.title	The prevalence of HIV in Pretoria’s Medico-Legal Laboratory cases, RSA, in 2009	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US