Human T-cell leukemia virus type I infection in various recipients of transplants from the same donor.

Background: The human T-cell lymphotrophic virus (HTLV) causes adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma, tropical spastic paraparesis-HTLV type I, and associated myelopathy.

Methods: An analysis was performed of serum samples from a multiorgan donor and the five recipients. Also studied was the donor's family and the partner of one of the renal recipients.