HIV-1/2 indeterminate Western blot results: follow-up of asymptomatic blood donors in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
The clinical and public health importance of indeterminate results in HIV-1/2 testing is still difficult to evaluate in volunteer blood donors. At Fundação Hemominas, HIV-1/2 ELISA is used as the screening test and, if reactive, is followed by Western blot (WB). We have evaluated 84 blood donors who...
Gespeichert in:
Veröffentlicht in: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 1999-05, Vol.41 (3), p.155-158 |
---|---|
Hauptverfasser: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Artikel |
Sprache: | eng |
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
Zusammenfassung: | The clinical and public health importance of indeterminate results in HIV-1/2 testing is still difficult to evaluate in volunteer blood donors. At Fundação Hemominas, HIV-1/2 ELISA is used as the screening test and, if reactive, is followed by Western blot (WB). We have evaluated 84 blood donors who had repeatedly reactive ELISA tests for HIV-1/2, but indeterminate WB results. Sixteen of the 84 donors (19.0%) had history of sexually transmitted diseases; 18/84 (21.4%) informed receiving or paying for sex; 3/84 (3.6%) had homosexual contact; 2/26 women (7.6%) had past history of multiple illegal abortions and 3/84 (3.6%) had been previously transfused. Four out of 62 donors (6.5%) had positive anti-nuclear factor (Hep2), with titles up to 1:640. Parasitological examination of the stool revealed eggs of S. mansoni in 4/62 (6.4%) donors and other parasites in 8/62 (12.9%). Five (5.9%) of the subjects presented overt seroconversion for HIV-1/2, 43/84 (51.2%) had negative results on the last visit, while 36/84 (42.9%) remained WB indeterminate. Although some conditions could be found associated with the HIV-1/2 indeterminate WB results and many donors had past of risky behavior, the significance of the majority of the results remains to be determined.
A importância clínica e de saúde pública de resultados indeterminados em exames para HIV-1/2 é ainda difícil de avaliar em doadores de sangue voluntários. Na Fundação Hemominas é utilizado um teste de triagem (ELISA) que, se reativo, é seguido pelo Western blot (WB). Avaliamos nesse estudo 84 doadores que apresentavam ELISA repetidamente reativo, mas WB indeterminado. Dos 84 indivíduos, 16 (19,0%) tinham história de doenças sexualmente transmissíveis; 18/84 (21,4%) informaram ter recebido ou pago por sexo; 3/84 (3,6%) informaram contato homossexual; 2/26 mulheres (7,6%) tinham história pregressa de múltiplos abortos ilegais e 3/84 (3,6%) tinham sido transfundidos. Quatro de 62 doadores (6,5%) tinham fator anti-nuclear (Hep2) positivo, com títulos de até 1:640. Exame parasitológico revelou a presença de ovos de S. mansoni nas fezes de 4/62 (6,4%) e outros parasitas em 8/62 (12,9%). Cinco indivíduos (5,9%) apresentaram franca conversão para HIV-1/2 no WB; 43/84 (51,2%) tinham resultados negativos na última visita, enquanto que 36/84 (42,9%) permaneceram com o WB indeterminado. Concluímos que, embora pudéssemos encontrar algumas condições associadas ao resultado indeterminado para HIV-1/2 no WB e muitos doadores com |
---|---|
ISSN: | 0036-4665 1678-9946 0036-4665 1678-9946 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0036-46651999000300004 |