title: [Immunoelectroblotting in Mexican subjects at high risk for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)].
abstract: Sera from 124 persons in high risk groups were analyzed including homosexuals, blood recipients, and spouses or siblings from AIDS patients. In this study, 118 individuals had a positive ELISA for anti-HIV antibodies. Six persons had a complete immunodeficiency syndrome and a negative ELISA test. In the Western blot, 111 sera were positive, four negative, and nine scored indeterminate; four of the latter converted to positive when retested three months later. Antibodies present in the positive sera were directed against the HIV gp 41 kD in 100% of the cases and against the gp 120 kD in 82%. Frequency of recognition of p55 kD was 96% but p18 kD was only 42%.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Immunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Flores-Castañeda
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Salinas-Carmona
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yáñez-Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005190:Family; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015488:HIV Antigens
vernacular_title: La inmunoelectrotransferencia en sujetos mexicanos de alto riesgo para la infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH).