Epidemiological Characteristics of the 21 LTNPs
| LTNP Group Patient* . | Age in 1995 . | Risk Factor of HIV Infection . | Clinical Primary HIV Infection . | Last Negative HIV Assay . | First Positive HIV Assay . | Seroconversion on HIV-1 Western Blot . | Known Period of Exposure to HIV Infection . | No. of Years Infected . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | (yr)/Sex . | . | (date) . | (date) . | (1985) . | . | . | . |
| 1 | 42/M | Homosexual | — | — | July | — | — | ≥10 |
| 2 | 43/M | Homosexual | May 1984 | — | October | — | April 1984 only | 11 |
| 3 | 29/M | IVDU | — | — | December | — | >October 1984 | ≥10 |
| 4 | 49/M | Homosexual | — | — | November | — | — | ≥10 |
| 5 | 33/M | Homosexual | — | — | December | — | >July 1985 | 10 |
| 6 | 38/F | IVDU | — | — | October | — | July-Nov 1983 only | 12 |
| 7 | 39/M | IVDU | — | — | September | — | >January 1985 | 10 |
| 8 | 34/F | Heterosexual | August 1985 | — | October | — | June 1985 only | 10 |
| 9 | 35/F | IVDU | — | — | May | May 1985 | — | 10 |
| 10 | 29/F | Heterosexual | August 1985 | August 1985 | September | — | — | 10 |
| 11 | 29/M | Homosexual | — | — | December | — | — | ≥10 |
| 12 | 31/F | Heterosexual | January 1985 | — | November | — | June-Dec 1984 only | 11 |
| 13 | 45/M | Homosexual | — | June 1985 | October | October 1985 | — | 10 |
| 14 | 40/M | Homosexual | August 1985 | — | October | — | — | 10 |
| 15 | 37/M | Heterosexual | — | — | November | — | 1983-1984 only | 11-12 |
| 16 | 45/M | Homosexual | — | — | December | — | 1982 only | 13 |
| 17 | 40/M | Homosexual | May 1985 | — | October | — | — | 10 |
| 18 | 47/M | Homosexual | — | — | August | — | 1983 only | 12 |
| 19 | 50/M | Heterosexual | — | — | November | — | July-Aug 1984 | 11 |
| 20 | 34/M | Homosexual | — | — | December | — | — | ≥10 |
| 21 | 35/M | Homosexual | — | — | October | — | — | ≥10 |
| LTNP Group Patient* . | Age in 1995 . | Risk Factor of HIV Infection . | Clinical Primary HIV Infection . | Last Negative HIV Assay . | First Positive HIV Assay . | Seroconversion on HIV-1 Western Blot . | Known Period of Exposure to HIV Infection . | No. of Years Infected . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | (yr)/Sex . | . | (date) . | (date) . | (1985) . | . | . | . |
| 1 | 42/M | Homosexual | — | — | July | — | — | ≥10 |
| 2 | 43/M | Homosexual | May 1984 | — | October | — | April 1984 only | 11 |
| 3 | 29/M | IVDU | — | — | December | — | >October 1984 | ≥10 |
| 4 | 49/M | Homosexual | — | — | November | — | — | ≥10 |
| 5 | 33/M | Homosexual | — | — | December | — | >July 1985 | 10 |
| 6 | 38/F | IVDU | — | — | October | — | July-Nov 1983 only | 12 |
| 7 | 39/M | IVDU | — | — | September | — | >January 1985 | 10 |
| 8 | 34/F | Heterosexual | August 1985 | — | October | — | June 1985 only | 10 |
| 9 | 35/F | IVDU | — | — | May | May 1985 | — | 10 |
| 10 | 29/F | Heterosexual | August 1985 | August 1985 | September | — | — | 10 |
| 11 | 29/M | Homosexual | — | — | December | — | — | ≥10 |
| 12 | 31/F | Heterosexual | January 1985 | — | November | — | June-Dec 1984 only | 11 |
| 13 | 45/M | Homosexual | — | June 1985 | October | October 1985 | — | 10 |
| 14 | 40/M | Homosexual | August 1985 | — | October | — | — | 10 |
| 15 | 37/M | Heterosexual | — | — | November | — | 1983-1984 only | 11-12 |
| 16 | 45/M | Homosexual | — | — | December | — | 1982 only | 13 |
| 17 | 40/M | Homosexual | May 1985 | — | October | — | — | 10 |
| 18 | 47/M | Homosexual | — | — | August | — | 1983 only | 12 |
| 19 | 50/M | Heterosexual | — | — | November | — | July-Aug 1984 | 11 |
| 20 | 34/M | Homosexual | — | — | December | — | — | ≥10 |
| 21 | 35/M | Homosexual | — | — | October | — | — | ≥10 |
Abbreviation: IVDU, intravenous drug addict.
Patient nos. 1 through 12 comprise LTNP I group; patient nos. 13 through 21 comprise LTNP II group.