Vertical transmission of HTLV-I from a seronegative mother using the PA method

The child was born when his mother was 23 years old. Her serum was negative for human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) using the gelatin particle agglutination (PA) method when she was 26.5 years. Three years later, she became seropositive for HTLV-I using both the PA method and ELISA. She...

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Published inActa paediatrica Japonica. Overseas edition Vol. 37; no. 1; p. 68
Main Authors Umemoto, M, Take, H, Kuraya, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia 01.02.1995
Subjects
Agglutination Tests - standards
Child, Preschool
Diagnostic Errors
Female
HTLV-I Infections - diagnosis
HTLV-I Infections - transmission
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Male
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Summary:The child was born when his mother was 23 years old. Her serum was negative for human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) using the gelatin particle agglutination (PA) method when she was 26.5 years. Three years later, she became seropositive for HTLV-I using both the PA method and ELISA. She had breast-fed her child for 3 years. The child was positive for anti-HTLV-I antibody at the age of 4.5 years. Vertical transmission of HTLV-I can occur in women with negative results from the PA method.
ISSN:0374-5600