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human retroviruses in amerindians of colombia: high prevalence of human t cell lymphotropic virus type ii infection among the tunebo indians.the coexistence of infection with human t lymphotropic virus types i and ii (htlv-i and htlv-ii) has been demonstrated recently among the wayuu indians from the guajira region of colombia. to ascertain if other indian groups in colombia are similarly infected, we tested 1,250 sera, collected between 1990 and 1992 from 18 culturally distinct amerindian tribes living in widely separated regions, for igg antibodies against htlv-i/ii using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and western blot. ...19938279632
dental care associated with an outbreak of hiv infection among dialysis patients.an outbreak of 14 cases of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection was discovered by chance in may 1993 among hemodialysis patients at a university hospital in bucaramanga, colombia. the outbreak occurred in 1992. stored sera were used to establish the probable period of infection (ppi) for 10 of the 14 cases. a nested case-control study was carried out to evaluate possible transmission mechanisms. the health care experience of each hiv-positive patient during that patient's ppi was compare ...19979390318
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