| Literature DB >> 9384309 |
P Tuppin1, O Delamare, V Launay, M Gueguen, M C Samba, L Pambou, L Montagnier, O Grau.
Abstract
In industrialized countries, the prevalence of antibodies to Mycoplasma penetrans is higher among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive homosexuals than other HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative groups. In an African heterosexual population, we found a higher prevalence of M. penetrans antibodies in HIV-seronegative blood donors (15.5%) than in France (0.9%) or the United States (0.3%) and a prevalence of 13.4% in HIV-seropositive individuals. HIV-seropositive individuals with less than 5% CD4 cells had a higher prevalence of M. penetrans antibodies than individuals with 5% or more CD4 cells (25.0 versus 8.5%).Entities:
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Antibodies; Biology; Comparative Studies; Congo; Cross Sectional Analysis; Developing Countries; Diseases; French Speaking Africa; Hiv Infections; Immunity; Immunologic Factors; Immunological Effects; Infections; Measurement; Middle Africa; Physiology; Prevalence; Reproductive Tract Infections; Research Methodology; Research Report; Risk Factors; Studies; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9384309 PMCID： PMC170660 DOI： 10.1128/cdli.4.6.787-788.1997
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Diagn Lab Immunol ISSN： 1071-412X