| lack of relation between human t-lymphotropic virus type i infection and systemic lupus erythematosus in jamaica, west indies. | to determine whether systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) is associated with human t-lymphotropic virus, type i (htlv-i) infection in jamaica, an endemic area for the virus, we studied 63 patients with sle at the university hospital of the west indies in kingston. antibodies to htlv-i were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) technique using purified disrupted whole virus as antigen, with confirmation by p24 protein ria or competitive binding. four of 63 sle patients were htlv- ... | 1988 | 3216294 |
| human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i and severe neoplasia of the cervix in jamaica. | human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) was associated with carcinoma of the cervix in japan in a recent study that compared hospital cases with healthy population-based controls. to test this relationship in women more alike for cervical neoplasia risk factors (including sexual behavior and human papilloma virus; hpv), we enrolled consecutive patients from a colposcopy clinic in kingston, jamaica (an htlv-i endemic area). patients underwent pap smear, colposcopy, biopsy and cervical swa ... | 1995 | 7705929 |
| chlamydia trachomatis, herpes simplex virus 2, and human t-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1 are not associated with grade of cervical neoplasia in jamaican colposcopy patients. | a few recent studies have suggested that other sexually transmitted infections may increase the likelihood of a human papillomavirus (hpv) infection progressing to high-grade cervical neoplasia and cancer. | 2003 | 12838087 |