PROBLEMS IN HTLV SERODIAGNOSIS IN BLOOD-T RANSFUSION IN FRANCE

Authors
VOISIN S COSTE J LEMAIRE JM
Citation
S. Voisin et al., PROBLEMS IN HTLV SERODIAGNOSIS IN BLOOD-T RANSFUSION IN FRANCE, Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 24, 1994, pp. 553-556
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Medecine et maladies infectieuses → ACNP
ISSN journal
0399077X
Volume
24
Year of publication
1994
Pages
553 - 556
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-077X(1994)24:<553:PIHSIB>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The means for HTLV-I and II serodiagnosis have been greatly improved d uring the last years. The screening tests show better sensitivity and higher specificity. Addition of recombinant proteins to Western-blot h as permitted to define more severe criteria of seropositivity for HTLV infection : the presence of at least three bands on rgp21, p19 and p2 4. By another way, some Western-blot profiles correspond to non specif ic HTLV reactions, and will be discussed in this study.