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. 1998 Sep;5(5):721–724. doi: 10.1128/cdli.5.5.721-724.1998

TABLE 1.

Serology results obtained with the Exp-1 recombinant and HTLV-I proteins

Sample group EIAa
HTLV Western blot confirmationb
Exp-1 HTLV-I Pos Ind
Indonesian 15/18 4/18 0/4 4/4
Philippine 4/6c 5/6 0/5 5/5
HTLV-I positive 0/2 2/2 2/2 0/2
a

Results are expressed as the number of volunteers positive/number tested. The Indonesian data represent those individuals who seroconverted postmigration. 

b

Results are expressed as the number of volunteers falling into the indicated category/number tested. Pos, positive; Ind, indeterminate. 

c

One additional sample showed Exp-1 immunoreactivity, but the level of reactivity was not strong enough to be considered positive.