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A serological survey for human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 of individuals who visited health centers in Tokyo.

Jpn J Med Sci Biol. 1987 Aug;40(4):159-64. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88259720
Nakamura K; Yoshida Y; Ando T; Yamazaki K; Ohnuki N; Ito T; Yano K; Sekine S; Hayashi Y; Sinkai T; et al; Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Research; Laboratory of Public Health.

Abstract: The serum antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus types 1 (HIV-1) and 2 (HIV-2) were examined for among individuals who visited health centers in Tokyo. Of 8,198 sera screened, one was true-positive and 37 false-positive for HIV-1 antibodies. These 37 false-positives and 305 sera from the population groups at risk for HIV-2 (42 sojourners in Africa, 251 homo- and bisexuals, and 19 prostitutes) were further examined for HIV-2 antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence and Western blotting. No antibodies reactive with HIV-2 were detected in the sera examined. Serological cross-reactivity between HIV-1 and HIV-2 was examined by use of rabbit antisera.
Keywords: Animal Antibodies, Viral/*ANALYSIS False Positive Reactions Female Human HIV Seropositivity Male Rabbits Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Tokyo JOURNAL ARTICLE

KWDanimalantibodies,viral/KWDanalysisfalsepositivereactionsfemalehumanhivseropositivitymalerabbitssupport,non-uKWDsKWDgov'ttokyojournalarticle
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M88A0624

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