Diagnosis and differentiation of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection by enzyme immunoassays using synthetic peptides.
Viscidi R, Hill P, Li S, Cerny E, Vlahov D, Farzadegan H, Halsey N, Kelen G, Quinn T. Diagnosis and differentiation of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection by enzyme immunoassays using synthetic peptides. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1991, 4: 1190-8. PMID: 1941526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme immunoassayHTLV-IIAntibody reactivityPeptide enzyme immunoassayHTLV-II infectionEpidemiology of HTLVDifferentiation of HTLVMicrotiter plate enzyme immunoassaysPattern of reactivitySeronegative controlsEmergency departmentEnv peptidesPositive seraViral infectionNeurological diseasesHTLVSynthetic peptidesInfectionDrug abuseMajor envelope proteinEnvEnvelope proteinPatientsSerumAntibodies