Absence of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection in prostitutes in the area of seville,Spain |
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Authors: | E. J. Calderón E. Gómez-Lucia I. Aguado J. A. Pineda M. Essex M. Leal |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Avda. Manuel Siurot, s/n, 41013 Seville, Spain;(2) Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, 02115 Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
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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. |
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