title: [Anti HTLV-I antibody titers in seropositive infected individuals].
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine anti HTLV-I antibody titers in seropositive symptomatic and asymptomatic infected subjects. One hundred seven infected subjects (47 with spastic paraparesis and 60 asymptomatic) were studied. HTLV-I antibodies were determined using indirect immunofluorescence in cells infected with the retrovirus. The mean titer was 1/234 in asymptomatic subjects and 1/2138 in symptomatic patients (p < 0.001). These results suggest an association between HTLV-I antibody titers and clinical stage of infected subjects.
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Referencia del SIDA (CNRS), Sección Virología, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Galeno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramírez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ojeda
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cartier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies