%0 Journal Article
%T Seroprevalencia de la infecci¨®n por HTLV-1 en diferentes grupos de riesgo estudiados en Cuba
%A Lubi¨¢n Caballero
%A Ana Luisa
%A D¨ªaz Torres
%A H¨¦ctor Manuel
%A Silva Cabrera
%A Eladio
%A P¨¦rez Guevara
%A Mar¨ªa Teresa
%A Cruz Sui
%A Otto
%A de la Fuente Arzola
%A Jos¨¦ Luis
%A Navea Leyva
%A Leonor
%A Noa Romero
%A Enrique
%J Revista Cubana de Medicina
%D 1998
%I ECIMED
%X in the period between 1991 and 1996, 26 352 serum samples from different risk groups and blood donors, were studied to know the seroprevalence of antibodies against the human t-lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i), and also as a continuation of researches carried out between 1989 and 1990. the elisa davih-htlv-i system was used for the antibodies investigation, and as a certifying test, the western blot davih-blot htlv-i was used too, both from the cuban davih laboratories. the presence of anti htlv-i antibodies was confirmed in 10 persons, and in most of them the epidemiologic study could elucidate the probable way of contagion. the seropositivity index observed was of 0,037 %, and is low if compared with the seroprevalence rates reported for the caribbean area.
%K htlv-i infections/ [epidemiology]
%K htlv-i infections [blood]
%K htlv-blv anti bodies [blood]
%K blood donors
%K risk groups
%K cuba.
%U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-75231998000400001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en