title: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Jordan: a seroprevalence study.
abstract: Sera from 1124 Jordanian subjects were screened for HIV antibodies by enzyme immunoassay (EIA). The study population represented healthy rural and urban residents of Jordan as well as patients with hepatitis and their contacts, and patients with a variety of other diseases. Two patients with hepatitis had a positive test result by enzyme immunoassay and Western blot. Neither had AIDS-like illness and both probably acquired HIV infection abroad. There were no other positive serologic results for the population. False positive reactions by EIA can arise following repeated freezing and thawing of sera.
authors: Department of Medicine, Jordan University Hospital, Amman.
authors: A U
authors: AU
authors: Toukan
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Schable
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors