human T-cell lymphotropic virus III


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Related to human T-cell lymphotropic virus III: HTLV-2

human T-cell lymphotropic virus III

n.
HTLV-III.
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Risk of nosocomial infection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus III (HTLV-III).
AIDS risks and precautions for laboratory personnel
Hirsch, M.D., et al, published a paper on the risk of nosocomial infection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus III (HTLV-III), in the Jan.
AIDS: are laboratorians at risk?
The nationhs blood banks and commercial blood product producers have entered a new era with the approval early last month of the first kits to test for antibodies to the human T-cell lymphotropic virus III, the agent believed to cause AIDS.
FDA advises blood centers on phase-in of AIDS test
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