Varnier O E, Lillo F B, Schito G C, Lazzarin A, Kanki P J
Institute of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Genova, Italy.
AIDS. 1988 Jun;2(3):215-7.
Since HIV-2 infection has been identified in some European countries, we investigated whether HIV-2 infection is present in groups of Italian subjects at risk for AIDS. Our results clearly indicate that the parallel Western blot assay for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies can detect HIV-2 infection, which is presently not epidemic in Italy. Careful examination of the serological data is mandatory before announcing the detection of HIV-2-infected patients.
由于在一些欧洲国家已发现HIV-2感染，我们调查了意大利艾滋病高危人群中是否存在HIV-2感染。我们的结果清楚地表明，用于检测HIV-1和HIV-2抗体的平行免疫印迹法能够检测出HIV-2感染，目前这种感染在意大利尚未流行。在宣布检测到HIV-2感染患者之前，必须仔细检查血清学数据。
