Detection of HTLV‐II‐seropositive Blood Donors in South Vietnam but Not in North Vietnam

Approximately 1% (4/500) of blood donors exhibited seropositivity for HTLV‐II in South Vietnam, but none (0/500) did in North Vietnam. Further, all individuals seropositive for HTLV‐II were intravenous drug abusers who were seronegative for HIV‐1 and HTLV‐I. These findings suggest that HTLV‐II infec...

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Autores principales: Yamamoto, Shinji, Nakata, Susumu, Nakasone, Tadashi, Chosa, Tohru, Song, Pham, Due, Dao Dinh, Hien, Bui, Quang, Nguyen Xuan, Trinh, Thi Ngoc, Ono, Tomomichi, Honda, Mitsuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1994
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5919582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7961112
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1349-7006.1994.tb02961.x
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Sumario:Approximately 1% (4/500) of blood donors exhibited seropositivity for HTLV‐II in South Vietnam, but none (0/500) did in North Vietnam. Further, all individuals seropositive for HTLV‐II were intravenous drug abusers who were seronegative for HIV‐1 and HTLV‐I. These findings suggest that HTLV‐II infection may be specifically prevalent in drug abusers in South Vietnam.

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