TABLE 1.
Indeterminate HTLV-1 WB2.4 profiles in samples from Guadeloupean blood donors from 1993 to 1998
| WB pattern | n | Frequency (%) | Results of supplementary serologic tests (no. positive/no. tested [%])
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAA | Recombinant EIA | |||
| p19 + p26 + p28 + p32 + p36 + pr53 (HGIP) | 62 | 41.3 | 5/55 (9.1) | 6/55 (10.9) |
| p24 alone | 40 | 26.7 | 0/36 (0) | 4/36 (11.1) |
| gd21 + p19a | 14 | 9.3 | 4/10 (40.0) | 2/10 (20.0) |
| p19 alone | 12 | 8.0 | 2/10 (20.0) | 1/10 (10.0) |
| gd21 alone | 10 | 6.7 | 0/8 (0.0) | 2/8 (25.0) |
| gd21 + p24 | 3 | 2.0 | 0/3 (0.0) | 1/3 (33.3) |
| gd21 + p19 + MTA-1 | 3 | 2.0 | 1/1 (100.0) | 1/1 (100.0) |
| p24 + p28 | 2 | 1.3 | 0/2 (0.0) | 1/2 (50.0) |
| Othersb | 4 | 2.7 | 0/4 (0.0) | 1/4 (25.0) |
| Total | 150 | 12/129 (9.3) | 19/129 (14.7) | |
a
gd21 and p19 are associated with faint p26, p28, p32, p36, and pr53 bands.
b
One each for K-55 alone, p24 plus pr53, p28 plus pr53, and p24 plus p28 plus pr53.