| Literature DB >> 10544453 |
S A Galetskiĭ, N B Seniuta, A V Syrtsev, O M Abdullaev, D A Aliev, A A Kerimov, M Yamashita, M Hayami, T Kato, M Mizokami.
Abstract
Representatives of various population groups in Azerbaijan were tested for infection with human T-lymphotropic (HTLV-I and HTLV-II) and hepatotropic viruses (HCV and HBV). A total of 835 sera were studied by screening and specific tests for virus-specific antibodies and/or antigens. Thirty-five DNA specimens from peripheral blood lymphocytes were analyzed in the PCR for HTLV-I-specific sequences. No HTLV-I or HIV were detected, but two cases with integration of the HTLV-I LTR gene into cellular DNA genome were detected. A high rate of infection with hepatitis B and C was revealed. The level of anti-HCV was 8.7%, HBsAg 4.1%, and antiHBs 23.4%. Six cases with double HBV-HCV infection were detected. High values of ALT among HBV/HCV-seronegative subjects prompts their testing for other types of hepatitis viruses.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID： 10544453
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vopr Virusol ISSN： 0507-4088