title: A seroepidemiologic survey of immunity against poliomyelitis in a group of HIV positive and HIV negative drug addicts.
abstract: In a seroepidemiological study performed to investigate immunity against poliomyelitis in a population of drug addicts in a rehabilitative residential centre we demonstrated a widespread lack of poliovirus neutralizing antibodies. This was more evident in the HIV positive subjects, 27% of whom were seronegative for poliovirus type 1, 27% for type 2 and 34% for type 3, with 11% seronegative for all three types. These results indicate a gap in immunity to poliomyelitis in the examined population.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pregliasco
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Minolfi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boschin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreassi
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Profeta
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D018023:HIV Seronegativity / Q000276:immunology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000175:diagnosis; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000276:immunology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral