1.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 40(6): 659-62, 1989 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2742042
RESUMO
Serum specimens from Puerto Rican residents were tested for antibodies to human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) using an enzyme immunoassay, Western immunoblot, and radioimmunoprecipitation assays. Of 1,279 specimens obtained during a dengue virus surveillance program in 1986 and 1987, 3 (0.2%) tested positive; an additional 11 were indeterminate. Of 602 specimens obtained from blood donors in Ponce in 1987, 1 (0.2%) was positive; an additional specimen was indeterminate. Of 21 persons hospitalized for problems related to intravenous drug use in 1986 and 1987, 1 (5%) tested positive for HTLV-I antibodies.
Assuntos
Anticorpos Anti-HTLV-I/análise , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Western Blotting , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Feminino , Genes Virais , Anticorpos Anti-HTLV-I/genética , Infecções por HTLV-I/epidemiologia , Infecções por HTLV-I/imunologia , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Porto Rico
2.
Rev Latinoam Microbiol
; 21(4): 215-8, 1979.
Artigo
em Espanhol
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-550226