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Dual Infection of HIV‐1 and HTLV‐I in South India: A Study on a Patient with AIDS‐Related Complex
Author(s) -
Koyanagi Yoshio,
Yoshida Tsutomu,
Suzuki Michihiko,
Uma Alagappan,
Ananthasubramaniam Lalitha,
Ramajayam Subbiah,
Yamamoto Naoki
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1993.tb01734.x
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , serology , virology , biology , immunology , antibody
A dually HIV‐and HTLV‐infected ARC patient was found by serological studies in South India. These viruses were isolated and molecular study showed that the patient had both HIV‐1 and HTLV‐I but not HIV‐2 and HTLV‐II. In addition to this, 9 other dually infected persons which include another full‐blown AIDS case have been identified as on July 1993 in South India. Our findings provide an opportunity to clarify geographical distribution of these human retroviruses.