title: [HTLV-I antibody screening of blood donors].
abstract: Routine screening of 344,266 blood donations of approximately 200,000 donors for anti-HTLV-I was done by enzyme immuno assay (EIA). Repeatedly reactive samples were confirmed by Western Blot (WB) and radio immuno precipitation assay (RIPA). The prevalence of anti-HTLV-I in Bavarian blood donors is 0.02-0.026%. The specificity of HTLV-I-EIA is 99.95%.
authors.affiliation: Blutspendedienst des Bayerischen Roten Kreuzes, München.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schwarzfischer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schätzl
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bäcker
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weise
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: von der Helm
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deinhardt
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies
vernacular_title: HTLV-I-Antikörperscreening bei Blutspendern.