Prevalence of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 in Brain-Dead Organ Donors
| Author | Elahe Nasri | en |
| Author | Hamed Fakhim | en |
| Author | Abolfazl Jafari Sales | en |
| Author | Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi | en |
| Author | Afsane Vaezi | en |
| Author | Mitra Rezaei | en |
| Author | Payam Tabarsi | en |
| Orcid | Hamed Fakhim [0000-0002-0517-7994] | en |
| Orcid | Abolfazl Jafari Sales [0000-0002-5710-4076] | en |
| Orcid | Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi [0000-0002-2513-5361] | en |
| Orcid | Afsane Vaezi [0000-0001-8261-7386] | en |
| Orcid | Payam Tabarsi [0000-0002-8932-5420] | en |
| Issued Date | 2022-02-28 | en |
| Abstract | Background: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) among brain-dead organ donors at Masih Daneshvari Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Methods: By enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), 54 organ donors were screened for HTLV-1 virus in this descriptive cross-sectional study. Following that, Western blot confirmation was performed to confirm the HTLV-I infection. Results: Anti-HTLV-1 antibodies were detected in 2 (3.4%) cases out of 54 patients tested by ELISA. A western blot was performed in cases of positive results, but none of the subjects tested positive for HTLV-1 infection. Conclusions: The results of the present study indicated rare cases of HTLV-I infection in brain-dead organ donors. However, it is recommended that organ donors be investigated for the prevalence of this virus. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid-116005 | en |
| Keyword | HTLV-1 | en |
| Keyword | Organ Donors | en |
| Keyword | ELISA | en |
| Keyword | Western Blot | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Prevalence of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 in Brain-Dead Organ Donors | en |
| Type | Brief Report | en |
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