Seroprevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among pregnant women in eastern Sudan.

We conducted a cross-sectional survey to determine the prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among pregnant women attending a major hospital in Kassala state, eastern Sudan. Unlinked anonymous testing of residual blood specimens, which were originally collected for other routine clinical purposes, was performed using rapid immunochromatographic assays. In total, 430 residual blood specimens were consecutively collected over a 6-week period (April-May 2010).

Paediatric HIV in central Sudan: high sero-prevalence and poor performance of clinical case definitions.

Background: Paediatric clinical case definitions (CCDs) for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been proposed as screening tools in resource-limited countries.

Objectives: We assessed the performance of the World Health Organisation CCD (WHO-CCD), the Bloemfontein CCD (B-CCD) and a locally modified version of the Bloemfontein CCD (MB-CCD) in comparison with HIV serology in acutely hospitalised children aged 1.5-14 years.