Human T-ceil lymphotropic virus, type 1 (HTL V-I) is considered to be the causative agent of adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia and spastic paralysis, and seems to be common in Khorasan Province. 300 blood samples from Mashhadi and 180 from Gonbadi blood donors were obtained (all samples from healthy subjects). Serological screening was done by passive particJe- agglutination test and confirme...

We compared an antigen capture assay (Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Ill.) with a reverse transcriptase assay to identify and quantify human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in culture. In direct comparisons of serial dilutions of lymphadenopathy-associated virus type 1, the antigen assay was 100-fold more sensitive than the reverse transcriptase assay in detecting the virus. The antigen assay...

human t-ceil lymphotropic virus, type 1 (htl v-i) is considered to be the causative agent of adult t-cell lymphoma/leukemia and spastic paralysis, and seems to be common in khorasan province. 300 blood samples from mashhadi and 180 from gonbadi blood donors were obtained (all samples from healthy subjects). serological screening was done by passive particje- agglutination test and confirmed by ...