seroprevalence study of htlv-1 and hiv infection in blood donors and patients with lymphoid malignancies in lagos, nigeria. | to document the seroprevalence of htlv-1 and hiv in blood donors and in patients with lymphoma and leukaemia in lagos metropolis. | 1998 | 9810411 |
seroprevalence study of hiv-i, hiv-ii and htlv-i among patients at the dermato-venereology clinic of the lagos university teaching hospital. | seroprevalence studies of hiv-i and hiv-ii that have been reported in nigeria were among commercial sex workers and blood donors. there are no data from std patients and dermatologic patients. | 1997 | 9372347 |
demographic characteristics of retroviral infections (hiv-1, hiv-2, and htlv-i) among female professional sex workers in lagos, nigeria. | in 1990/1991, 885 prostitutes residing in 11 of the 12 local government areas (lgas) of lagos state, nigeria, participated in a cross-sectional study to determine current seroprevalence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1) and type 2 (hiv-2), and human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i). the overall prevalence of hiv-1 was 12.3%, of hiv-2, 2.1%, and of htlv-i, 2.8%. hiv-1 seropositivity did not vary significantly by age, socioeconomic class, or nationality, but hiv ... | 1993 | 8254475 |
transmission of human herpesvirus 8 by sexual activity among adults in lagos, nigeria. | human herpesvirus 8 (hhv-8) infection is common in africa, but prevalence varies geographically. studies in europe and america suggest spread through homosexual contact, but evidence of heterosexual spread is inconsistent. we examined the association between hhv-8 and markers of risky sexual activity in nigeria. | 2002 | 12461423 |