| htlv-i infection in selected populations in australia and the western pacific region. | the prevalence of infection with human t lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) in 19,975 blood samples from australia and the western pacific was determined by measuring the presence of specific antibody (anti-htlv-i) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) with confirmation by western blot and/or radioimmunoprecipitation techniques. in australia no evidence of htlv-i infection was found in injecting drug users, patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids), subjects attending a ... | 1992 | 1463486 |
| htlv-1, hiv-1, hepatitis b and hepatitis delta in the pacific and south-east asia: a serological survey. | blood samples from 13 locations in the pacific and south-east asia were tested for evidence of infection with human t-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (htlv-1), human immunodeficiency virus (hiv-1), hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis delta virus (hdv). no samples were positive for antibody to hiv-1. antibodies to htlv-1 were found in samples from five locations, the maximum prevalence being 19%, in vanuatu. serological markers of hbv infection were found in all locations, the maximal prevalence ... | 1988 | 2892692 |