Estimation of the window period of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 and 2 tests by a lookback study of seroconverters among Japanese voluntary blood donors.
Yasuko SagaraHitomi NakamuraMidori YamamotoToshinobu EzakiTomohide KogaMasuhiro ShimamuraMasahiro SatakeKazuo IritaPublished in: Transfusion (2020)
The WP in commercially available testing systems for HTLV-1/2 was determined for natural infection among repeated blood donors. Considering the HTLV-1 WP will help increase transfusion safety and facilitate the accurate diagnosis of HTLV-1 infection.