HTLV-1 in multiply transfused patients in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
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HTLV-I Infections↗
Biomedical subjects
P Landeau
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HTLV-1 revisited.
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Cross-Sectional Studies↗
Screening for HTLV-1 in healthy blood donors in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
Of 1089 healthy blood donors screened for HTLV-1 using ABBOTTS HTLV-1 EIA: 18 (1.7%) were positive; and 16 (1.5%) were confirmed positive using HTLV-1/11 Cambridge Biothec Western Blot method. HTLV-1 antibodies were found amongst the major ethnic groups, viz. Africans, 11 cases (68.75%) and East Indians 4 cases (25%). The mean age of the donors who tested positive for HTLV-1 was 30.75 years; and the male to female ratio was 4.3:1.
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