title: [Prevalence and prognostic significance of anti-HTLV-I and anti-HIV-2 antibodies in patients with HIV infection in the Roman region].
abstract: A chronic coinfection with CMV, EBV etc. has been described in patients with HIV infection; recently a coinfection with other retroviruses has been described too. We have looked for the presence of antibodies to HTLV-I (anti HTLV-I) and to HIV-2 (anti HIV-2) in 135 HIV infected (HIV-positive) subjects living in Rome. They were 100 i.v. drug addicts, 24 homo/bisexuals, 4 partners of HIV-positive patients, 5 polytransfused and 2 without any known risk factor; 32 of them had a full-blown AIDS, 52 had ARC and 51 were symptom-free. Anti HIV, anti HTLV-I and anti HIV-2 were detected with ELISA method and confirmed by Western Blot (W.B.) technique. Antibodies to HTLV-I were found in 14 cases (10.4%) and antibodies to HIV-2 in 12 cases (8.9%). The contemporary presence of anti HIV, anti HTLV-I and anti HIV-2 was not found in any subjects. Our data fail to show a clear relationship among the coinfection with different retroviruses and the various risk factors for HIV infection and the HIV-related clinical picture (AIDS, ARC, etc.).
authors.affiliation: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Instituto di Clinica delle Malattie Infettive, Roma.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antinori
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tamburrini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nervo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ortona
mesh_terms: D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000276:immunology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006800:Deltaretrovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012384:Rome / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies; D015483:HIV Antibodies
vernacular_title: Prevalenza e significato prognostico di anticorpi anti HTLV-I ed anti HIV-2 in pazienti con infezione da HIV nell'area romana.