title: Epidemiologic background of blood donors with antibody to human T-cell lymphotropic virus. Transfusion Safety Study Group.
abstract: We interviewed 51 blood donors in four major US metropolitan areas subsequently found to have had antibodies to human T-cell lymphotropic virus (anti-HTLV) in late 1984-early 1985. Sixteen donors (31%) reported that they or a sexual contact had a history of blood transfusion. Twelve donors (24%) reported that they or a sexual contact used intravenous drugs. Ten donors (20%) were blacks born in the southeastern US. Four of the male donors (15%) reported homosexual contact. The most common characteristic was an association with Japan or the Caribbean basin (61%). These results show a broader variation of epidemiologic backgrounds than anticipated.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Operskalski
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Schiff
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kleinman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Parks
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tomasulo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Donegan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stuart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006800:Deltaretrovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012495:San Francisco / Q000453:epidemiology; D012747:Sexual Partners; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014900:West Indies
chemical_list: D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies