title: [Infection by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/II in polytransfused patients in the state of Yucatán, Mexico].
abstract: The relationship between several disorders, including adult T-cell leukaemia, and HTLV I/II virus infection has been clearly demonstrated. In order to assess the prevalence of such viral infection in a group of multiple-transfusion patients in the State of Yucatan, Mexico, a study was carried out on 140 patients with anti-HTLV-I/II antibodies demonstrated by ELISA and sensitized particles agglutination test. The patients had received 447 units of blood or blood components as a whole, and the mean time elapsed between the transfusion and the study was 2.5 years (range, 0.5-40), other risks of infection being discarded. No HTLV I/II reactivity was found along this study, thus showing the low prevalence and scarce risk for the transmission of this disease in Yucatan.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones Regionales, Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: González-Martínez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castro-Sansores
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Vivas-Rosel
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Góngora-Biachi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies
vernacular_title: Infección por el virus linfotrópico de células T humanas tipo I/II en pacientes politransfundidos en el estado de Yucatán, México.