Lack of Transmission of HTLV-III/LAV Infection to Household Contacts of Patients with AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex with Oral Candidiasis
Friedland G, Saltzman B, Rogers M, Kahl P, Lesser M, Mayers M, Klein R. Lack of Transmission of HTLV-III/LAV Infection to Household Contacts of Patients with AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex with Oral Candidiasis. New England Journal Of Medicine 1986, 314: 344-349. PMID: 3456076, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198602063140604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHTLV-III/LAVHousehold contactsOral candidiasisHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virusHTLV-III/LAV infectionType III/lymphadenopathy-associated virusNonsexual household contactsLymphadenopathy-associated virusEvidence of infectionRisk of infectionRisk of transmissionNonsexual contactImmunodeficiency syndromeAIDS patientsPhysical examinationSerum antibodiesIndex patientsPatientsLack of transmissionSexual partnersAIDSInfectionFive-year-old childrenCandidiasisSame household