HTLV-I in HIV seropositive Indian blood donors.
One hundred HIV seropositive blood donors were screened for the presence of antibodies to HTLV-I by passive agglutination test from 1994 to 1996. Thirty two percent of the HIV-I seropositive blood donors were found to be positive for HTLV-I (Titre 1:16). Only Six percent of the HIV-seronegative donors were found to be positive for HTLV-I indicating thereby that it should be mandatory to screen all the blood samples for transfusion for HTLV-I antibodies also.
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Department of Microbiology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001782:Blood Donors; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male
D000914:Antibodies, Viral