Dual infection of HIV-1 and HTLV-I in south India: a study on a patient with AIDS-related complex.

A dually HIV- and HTLV-infected ARC patient was found by serological studies in South India. These viruses were isolated and molecular study showed that the patient had both HIV-1 and HTLV-I but not HIV-2 and HTLV-II. In addition to this, 9 other dually infected persons which include another full-blown AIDS case have been identified as on July 1993 in South India.

MANAGEMENT OF INTRACTABLE POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE SECONDARY TO UTERINE ATONY WITH INTRAMUSCULAR 15(S)15 METHYL PGF.

In a multicentre trial the efficacy of 250 µg of intramuscular 15(S)15 methyl PGF (Prostin 15M, Upjohn) was tested in controlling the postpartum hemorrhage following delivery at term. All patients included in this study did not respond to the conventional therapy of intravenous oxytocin infusion and methergin. Forty-eight patients were included in this analysis.