title: High prevalence of antibodies to Mycoplasma penetrans in human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative and -seropositive populations in Brazzaville, Congo.
abstract: In industrialized countries, the prevalence of antibodies to Mycoplasma penetrans is higher among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive homosexuals than other HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative groups. In an African heterosexual population, we found a higher prevalence of M. penetrans antibodies in HIV-seronegative blood donors (15.5%) than in France (0.9%) or the United States (0.3%) and a prevalence of 13.4% in HIV-seropositive individuals. HIV-seropositive individuals with less than 5% CD4 cells had a higher prevalence of M. penetrans antibodies than individuals with 5% or more CD4 cells (25.0 versus 8.5%).
authors.affiliation: Unités d'Epidémiologie des Virus Oncogènes, Département SIDA et Rétrovirus, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tuppin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Delamare
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Launay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gueguen
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Samba
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pambou
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montagnier
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Grau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D003223:Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018661:Mycoplasma penetrans / Q000276:immunology*; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial