No proof of HTLV-I/II in intravenous drug abusers with a high rate of HIV-1 infection in central Thailand

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 639-644

  Saguanwongse, Suranga ^a   Muangpom, Amorntip ^a   Ruchusatsawat, Nuangjun ^a   Wongcheree, Suthon ^a   Warachit, Paijit ^a   Miyamura, Kikuko ^a,b   Yamazaki, Shudo ^b   Honda, Mitsuo ^b  

^a Department of Medical Sciences   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

HIV 1; HTLV I; HTLV II; Intravenous drug abusers; Thailand

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 2; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SERODIAGNOSIS; THAILAND;

HTLV; HTLV I; HTLV II; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2;

EID: 0029821977     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb01121.x     Document Type: Article

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