Serum (-2 microglobulin ((-2m) level was measured in 21 patients with severe chronic renal failure and 28 normal subjects (control group) aged from 18 to 30 years. Results: serum (-2m level of normal group: 1.527(0.610 mg/L. Serum (-2m level of patients: 22.3 (8.5 mg/L. There is a correlation between the serum (-2m level in patients with severe chronic renal failure and the other parameters such as serum Creatinin and Uric Acid and they are inversely correlated to GFR.
Kidney Failure, Chronic ; beta 2-Microglobulin

In this report we describe a new approach in HIV sentinel surveillance that was piloted in Viet Nam in 2009 and is currently being rolled out in all provinces. It comprises a brief behavioural questionnaire added to the HIV sentinel surveillance surveys conducted routinely among people who inject drugs, female sex workers and men who have sex with men. Timely reporting of data from this system has resulted in improvements to HIV prevention efforts for most at-risk populations.