Jeffries E, Boyko W J, Willoughby B, Constance P D, Wiggs B, O'Shaughnessy M, Sharp F R
Can Med Assoc J. 1985 Jul 15;133(2):111-2.
Testing for antibody to human T-lymphotropic retrovirus (HTLV-III) was carried out in five groups of homosexual men: 250 without lymphadenopathy (control group), 37 with slight or nonpersistent lymph node enlargement (intermediate group), 141 with persistent generalized lymphadenopathy, 32 with persistent generalized lymphadenopathy who underwent biopsy and 11 in whom acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was diagnosed. The rates of HTLV-III seropositivity in the five groups were 18%, 32%, 61%, 94% and 91% respectively.
对五组同性恋男性进行了人类嗜T淋巴细胞逆转录病毒（HTLV - III）抗体检测：250名无淋巴结病者（对照组）、37名有轻微或非持续性淋巴结肿大者（中间组）、141名有持续性全身淋巴结肿大者、32名有持续性全身淋巴结肿大且接受活检者以及11名被诊断患有获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）者。五组中HTLV - III血清阳性率分别为18%、32%、61%、94%和91%。
