DUAL INFECTION OF HIV-1 AND HTLV-I IN SOUTH-INDIA - A STUDY ON A PATIENT WITH AIDS-RELATED COMPLEX

Authors
KOYANAGI Y YOSHIDA T SUZUKI M UMA A ANANTHASUBRAMANIAM L RAMAJAYAM S YAMAMOTO N
Citation
Y. Koyanagi et al., DUAL INFECTION OF HIV-1 AND HTLV-I IN SOUTH-INDIA - A STUDY ON A PATIENT WITH AIDS-RELATED COMPLEX, Microbiology and immunology, 37(12), 1993, pp. 983-986
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,Immunology
Journal title
Microbiology and immunology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03855600
Volume
37
Issue
12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
983 - 986
Database
ISI
SICI code
0385-5600(1993)37:12<983:DIOHAH>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A dually HIV- and HTLV-infected ARC patient was found by serological s tudies in South India. These viruses were isolated and molecular study showed that the patient had both HIV-P and HTLV-I but not HIV-2 and H TLV-II. In addition to this, 9 other dually infected persons which inc lude another full-blown AIDS case have been identified as on July 1993 in South India. Our findings provide an opportunity to clarify geogra phical distribution of these human retroviruses.