Sero-Prevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Infection among HIV Positive Patients

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com patients. Samples were obtained from Omdurman Military Hospital and the National Health Institute, Khartoum State Sudan. The study was approved by scientific research committee of the Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Blood samples were collected in sterile plain containers, serum was separated and preserved at -20 C till process. All samples were tested to confirm HIV infection, and then HSV-2 IgG was detected among HIV patients by Enzyme Link Immune Sorbent Assay (ELISA) using fortress commercial kits (U.K). The statistical analysis was performed by SPSS software. Among the positive HIV-infected patients studied, 75.8% are males, and 24.2% are females. The most infected age group was ranged from 26 to 45 year old 62.6 %. The prevalence of HSV-2 among HIV-infected patients was 9.9 % positive cases, 80.2% negative cases, and 9.9% borderline cases (Table 1). The sero-prevalence of positive HSV-2 cases among HIV patients was higher in females compared with males (Figure 1). In addition, the sero-prevalence of positive HSV-2 cases among HIV patients was higher among age group (10-25) compared with other age groups (Figure 2).