European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Volume 10, Issue 9, 1991, Pages 773-775

Absence of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection in prostitutes in the area of seville, Spain (Article)

Calderón E.J.* , Gómez-Lucia E. , Aguado I. , Pineda J.A. , Essex M. , Leal M.
  • a Department of Internal Medicine, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Avda. Manuel Siurot, s/n, Seville, 41013, Spain
  • b Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, United States
  • c Department of Internal Medicine, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Avda. Manuel Siurot, s/n, Seville, 41013, Spain
  • d Department of Internal Medicine, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Avda. Manuel Siurot, s/n, Seville, 41013, Spain
  • e Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, United States
  • f Department of Internal Medicine, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Avda. Manuel Siurot, s/n, Seville, 41013, Spain

Abstract

Infection with human retroviruses other than HIV in Spain has only been reported in isolated cases in African immigrants and intravenous drug abusers infected with HTLV-I. The status of the prostitute population is unknown. The sera of 88 prostitutes in Seville were therefore tested for HIV, HTLV-I and HTLV-II, and relevant epidemiological data were collected on the health status, sexual practices etc. In the prostitute population studied 2.5 % of the non-intravenous drug abusers and 20 % of the intravenous drug abusers were positive for HIV. However, infection with HTLV-I/II could not be demonstrated in any of them. © 1991 Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.

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Index Keywords

HTLV-I Antibodies human t cell leukemia virus 1 HIV Infections Human immunodeficiency virus infection human condom controlled study priority journal human t cell leukemia virus 2 intravenous administration HTLV-II Antibodies HTLV-II Infections epidemiological data HIV Antibodies Adolescent male Spain female Risk Factors prostitution Article Substance Abuse, Intravenous major clinical study adult infection risk drug abuse HTLV-I Infections Middle Age
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DOI: 10.1007/BF01972509
ISSN: 09349723
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English