A study of association between cervical cytology and period of co-habitation with husbands in the wives of serving soldiers.

Background: The wives of serving soldiers constitute a special demographic cohort, as they spend variable amount of time in co-habitation with their husbands. The present study aims to find if any independent association, adjusted for age, exists between the time spent living together with the husband and findings on cervical smear.

Methods: Over a period of one year, cervical smears were taken from subjects at two different hospitals.

Seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus among Voluntary Blood Donors.

Background: Primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in immunocompetent host is self limiting infection, leading to latency of virus. However congenital CMV and CMV infections in immunocompromised patients are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Transfusion transmitted-cytomegalovirus (TT-CMV) infection in low birth weight neonate and immunocompromised transfusion recipients is being increasingly reported.