title: An analysis of indeterminate western blot patterns of black African subjects.
abstract: The significance of indeterminate Western blotting results was assessed by determining their distribution in attenders of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and family planning (FP) clinics. As expected, it was found that the former had a highly significantly greater prevalence of HIV infection. Indeterminate results were not found more frequently in STD attenders refuting any association with sexual promiscuity. They were, however, found significantly more frequently amongst black compared to white subjects, but no difference was found between males and females. Indeterminate results appear to be a feature of black African sera and what the significance is, still remains to be elucidated.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council's AIDS Virus Research Unit, Department of Virology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Schoub
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Reinach
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D015153:Blotting, Western; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology