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  • Title: Differential reactivities of antibodies to HIV and HTLV-I in sera of suspected AIDS and ARC patients.
    Author: Aidoo M, Nishiwaki O, Akari H, Brandful JA, Ampofo W, Hayami M, Ayisi NK.
    Journal: West Afr J Med; 1994; 13(3):150-1. PubMed ID: 7841103.
    Abstract:
    Sera collection from 255 clinically diagnosed AIDS and ARC patients were analyzed for antibodies to HIV and HTLV-I by Western blot and particle agglutination methods respectively. Antibodies to HIV were detected in 37.3% of the sera collected as compared to 5.5% for HTLV-I. Most (95%) of the HIV positive sera had dual reactivity to both HIV-I and HIV-2. Antibodies to HTLV-1 were more frequently detected in HIV positive sera (11.58%) than in HIV negative sera (1.88%). Conversely, antibodies to HIV were detected twice as frequently in HTLV-1 positive sera (78.6%) than in HTLV-1 negative sera (34.85%).
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