title: [Prevalence of anti-HTLV III antibodies in detainees at the jail in Perugia].
abstract: The Authors studied anti-HTLV III antibodies prevalence in jailed people of Perugia jail. Out of 207 healthy subjects, 10.6% were positive to anti-HTLV III. Prevalence in drug abusers (27.5%) was not apparently different from that observed in a control population of addicts who lived in the community. Prevalence in prisoners who were not intravenous drug abusers (2.2%) was higher, when compared with prevalence in general, "not at risk", population. This result can be explained by the exposition to different risk factors, some of which could depend on prisoner status.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica delle Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi di Perugia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stagni
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Francisci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pegiati
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baldelli
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners; D011477:Sex Work; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Prevalenza di anticorpi anti-HTLV III nei detenuti della casa circondariale di Perugia.