Human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type III (HTLV-III) in Danish homosexuals
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https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555565247150Abstract
Sera from 119 patients attending a venereal disease clinic in Copenhagen during May 1983 were screened for antibodies to the newly characterized and isolated retrovirus HTLV-III. Ten out of 45 (22%) homosexual patients and two out of 74 (2.7%) heterosexual patients were found to have antibodies against HTLV-III. The homosexual group (except one case that developed AIDS and died during one year observation period) contained otherwise healthy men some of which had no contact with individuals from high-risk areas and only a few sexual partners. These results strongly suggest that Danish homosexuals with only few contacts are also at risk and that sero-epidemiological studies should also include the healthy homosexual group and probably the heterosexual group attending venereal disease clinics.Downloads
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1985-05-01
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Lange Wantzin, G., Saxinger, W., Weismann, K., & Gallo, R. (1985). Human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type III (HTLV-III) in Danish homosexuals. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 65(3), 247–250. https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555565247150
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