Abstract
Sera collected between 1978 and 1985 from 716 parenteral drug-addicts admitted to our Clinic with viral hepatitis were tested for antibodies to HTLV III. None of the patients was showing symptoms suggestive of LAV/HTLV III infection at the time of sera collection. Positivity for HTLV III antibody was found and confirmed (by ELISA) in 212 subjects (29.6%). The earliest positivity appeared in a serum sample collected in February 1979. These and other data point to Milan as to the actual source of the Italian PDAs-linked LAV/HTLV-III epidemic.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 9-13 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Bollettino dell'Istituto Sieroterapico Milanese |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1987 |
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Milan as possible starting point of LAV/HTLV III epidemic among Italian drug addicts. / Lazzarin, A.; Crocchiolo, P.; Galli, M.; Uberti Foppa, C.; Caredda, F.; Re, T.; Moroni, M.
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T1 - Milan as possible starting point of LAV/HTLV III epidemic among Italian drug addicts.
AU - Lazzarin, A.
AU - Crocchiolo, P.
AU - Galli, M.
AU - Uberti Foppa, C.
AU - Caredda, F.
AU - Re, T.
AU - Moroni, M.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Sera collected between 1978 and 1985 from 716 parenteral drug-addicts admitted to our Clinic with viral hepatitis were tested for antibodies to HTLV III. None of the patients was showing symptoms suggestive of LAV/HTLV III infection at the time of sera collection. Positivity for HTLV III antibody was found and confirmed (by ELISA) in 212 subjects (29.6%). The earliest positivity appeared in a serum sample collected in February 1979. These and other data point to Milan as to the actual source of the Italian PDAs-linked LAV/HTLV-III epidemic.
AB - Sera collected between 1978 and 1985 from 716 parenteral drug-addicts admitted to our Clinic with viral hepatitis were tested for antibodies to HTLV III. None of the patients was showing symptoms suggestive of LAV/HTLV III infection at the time of sera collection. Positivity for HTLV III antibody was found and confirmed (by ELISA) in 212 subjects (29.6%). The earliest positivity appeared in a serum sample collected in February 1979. These and other data point to Milan as to the actual source of the Italian PDAs-linked LAV/HTLV-III epidemic.
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VL - 66
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JO - Bollettino dell'Istituto Sieroterapico Milanese
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SN - 0021-2547
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