Seroprevalence of Anti-HTLV I/II and Anti-HIV-1 Antibodies in a Sample Population in the Marche Region, Italy

A total of 1292 sera, provided by different USLs (Local Health Centers) in the Marche Region (Italy), was tested by ELISA and Western Blot for the detection of anti-HTLV I/II ad HIV-1 antibodies. It was decided not to follow any particular criterion when collecting the sera, so no protocol of admiss...

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Published in:	European journal of epidemiology Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 769 - 771
Main Authors:	Mignini, F., Quarenghi, L., Cipriani, S., Bartolucci, M., Covelli, I.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Kluwer Academic Publishers 01-12-1994 Springer
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Antibodies Biological and medical sciences Blood Transfusion - statistics & numerical data Blotting, Western Brief Reports Child Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay HIV HIV 1 HIV Antibodies - blood HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology HIV Seroprevalence HIV-1 - immunology Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data HTLV-I Antibodies - blood HTLV-II Antibodies - blood Human viral diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases Italy - epidemiology Medical sciences Middle Aged Prisoners Prisoners - statistics & numerical data Seroepidemiologic studies Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology T cell leukemia T lymphocytes Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids Viruses Italy Europe Infection Virus Human HTLV-II virus Prevalence Viral disease Retroviridae Serology HTLV-I virus Epidemiology Public health
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Summary:	A total of 1292 sera, provided by different USLs (Local Health Centers) in the Marche Region (Italy), was tested by ELISA and Western Blot for the detection of anti-HTLV I/II ad HIV-1 antibodies. It was decided not to follow any particular criterion when collecting the sera, so no protocol of admission was established in advance. Of the 1292 sera tested, 12 were found antibody positive to HTLV I/II, 18 to HIV-1 and 4 to both viruses. Of the seropositives, for HTLV I/II and HIV-1, respectively, 2 and 3 were prisoners; 2 and 4 were IVDAs, 3 and 7 were hematological patients, 3 and 2 were hospitalized subjects (not for hematological disorders), and 2 and 2 were positives belonging to a healthy population group. These data suggest that the viruses may also be spreading among groups other than the high-risk ones (homosexuals, IVDAs, prisoners, blood-transfusion recipients, promiscuous heterosexuals).
ISSN:	0393-2990 0392-2990 1573-7284
DOI:	10.1007/BF01719296