Western blot seroindeterminate individuals for Human T-lymphotropic Virus 1/2 (HTLV-1/2) in Fortaleza (Brazil): a serological and molecular diagnostic and epidemiological approach

Western blot seroindeterminate individuals for Human T-lymphotropic Virus 1/2 (HTLV-1/2) in Fortaleza (Brazil): a serological and molecular diagnostic and epidemiological approach

How to handle Western blot (WB) seroindeterminate individuals for Human T-lymphotropic Virus 1/2 (HTLV-1/2) constitutes a challenge for blood banks and fam ilies. We made a cross-sectional study of 191 enzyme linked immunoassay (EIA) reactive individuals from the hematological center (HEMOCE) of For...

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Main Authors: Terezinha de Jesus Teixeira Santos, Carlos Maurício de Castro Costa, Patrick Goubau, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Jan Desmyter, Sonia Van Dooren, Rosa M. S. Mota, Francine Bovy de Castro Costa, Ana C. S. Oliveira, Vânia Barreto A.F. Gomes, Anna B. Carneiro-Proietti, Veralice Meireles Sales de Bruin, Francisca C. F. de Sousa, Reinaldo Barreto Oriá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Epidemiology
PCR
HTLV-1/2
seroindeterminate individuals
hepatitis
syphilis
blood transfusion
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