HIV (AIDS) Detection
HIV, refers to Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a Retro virus that belongs to Lentiviridae. Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate, or breast milk. HIV is present as both free virus particles and virus within infected immune cells in these body fluids. Screening of blood products for HIV has largely eliminated transmission through blood transfusions or infected blood products in the developed world. There are diagnostic tests like HIV antibody test, P24 antigen test, Rapid test for it’s diagnosis but the most accurate test will be based on PCR. A PCR test (Polymerase Chain Reaction test) can detect the genetic material of HIV rather than the antibodies to the virus, and so can identify HIV in the blood within two or three weeks of infection. The tests performed using PCR are HIV Proviral DNA PCR, Viral load. CD4 and CD8 cell count using Flow cytometry is also the best marker for identification of HIV infection. The viral load test is a quantitative measurement of HIV nucleic acid (RNA) that provides important information that is used in conjunction with the CD4 cell count.
The following are the main HIV symptoms:
- Rapid weight loss
- Dry cough
- Recurring fever or profuse night sweats
- Profound and unexplained fatigue
- Swollen lymph glands in the armpits, groin, or neck
- Diarrhea that lasts for more than a week
- White spots or unusual blemishes on the tongue, in the mouth, or in the throat
- Pneumonia
- Red, brown, pink, or purplish blotches on or under the skin or inside the mouth, nose,or eyelids
- Memory loss, depression, and other neurological disorders The process of extracting genetic material and testing it with a PCR test is referred to as Nucleic Acid-amplification Testing ‘. PCR tests detect the genetic material of HIV itself, and can identify HIV in the blood within two or three weeks of infection.
The consituent laboratories of BDRC have highest standareds and they are accreditated by AABB (The American Association of Blood Banks), ACLASS, ISO/IEC 17025, ASCLD/LAB-International, (CAP) College of American Pathologists, CLIA etc. Our collection facilities are spread to almost all the major locations in India and USA. We serve DNA Testing and paternity test in Indian cities like like New Delhi, Mumbai (Maharastra), Nagpur (Maharastra), Pune(Maharastra), Chandigarh (Punjab), Patna (Bihar), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh),Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Agartala, Guwahati (Assam), Kolkata (West Bengal), Chennai (Tamil nadu), Pondicherry, Bangalore(Karnatka), Manipal (Karnatka), Manglore(Karnatka), Ahmedabad(Gujrat), Surat, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Warangal (Andhra Pradesh), Vijyawada (Andhra Pradesh), Patna (Bihar), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Indore (Madhya pradesh), Haryana, Noida (Uttar pradesh) etc. Our DNA Testing services is the first choice for DNA Testing referal in India by most of the Doctors, Courts, Lawyers, Crime agencies, Private individuals, Animal labs, Agricultural labs, Biotechnology laboratories. BDRC DNA Testing laboratory is the oldest private DNA laboratory in India started in 2002. We test most number of samples from various part of the world for DNA Identification, DNA Testing, and other Biotechnology services. These services are outsourced to us from various organizations/individuals who require these services but dont have full fledged facility.
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