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© 1987 Oxford University Press

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in Jordan: A Seroprevalence Study

ALA U TOUKAN* and CHARLES A SCHABLE{dagger}

* Liver Unit, Department of Medicine, Jordan University Hospital PO Box 13046, Amman, Jordan
{dagger} AIDS Diagnostics Laboratory, AIDS Program, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. NB. Use of trade names and commercial sources is for identification purposes only and does not imply the endorsement of the US Department of Health and Human Services or any of its agencies.

Sera from 1124 Jordanian subjects were screened for HIV antibodies by enzyme immunoassay (EIA). The study population represented healthy rural and urban residents of Jordan as well as patients with hepatitis and their contacts, and patients with a variety of other diseases. Two patients with hepatitis had a positive test result by enzyme immunoassay and Western blot. Neither had AIDS-like illness and both probably acquired HIV infection abroad. There were no other positive serologic results for the population. False positive reactions by EIA can arise following repeated freezing and thawing of sera.

Received 1 October 1986


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