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HTLV 1/2 Prevalence and risk factors in individuals with HIV/AIDS in Pernambuco, Brazil
Ribeiro, Mirela Lopes; Gonçales, Juliana Prado; Morais, Viviane Martha Santos de; Moura, Libia Cristina Rocha Vilela; Coêlho, Maria Rosângela Cunha Duarte.
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  • Ribeiro, Mirela Lopes; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami. Setor de Virologia. Recife. BR
  • Gonçales, Juliana Prado; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami. Setor de Virologia. Recife. BR
  • Morais, Viviane Martha Santos de; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami. Setor de Virologia. Recife. BR
  • Moura, Libia Cristina Rocha Vilela; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Centro de Ciências da Saúde. Departamento de Medicina Tropical. Recife. BR
  • Coêlho, Maria Rosângela Cunha Duarte; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami. Setor de Virologia. Recife. BR
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 52: e20180244, 2019. tab
Article in En | LILACS | ID: biblio-1041529
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Apart from masking the diagnosis of AIDS in patients with HIV/AIDS, human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV), when present, also increases the risk of myelopathies and neurological disease in these patients.

METHODS:

Disease prevalence was estimated by ELISA and confirmed by Western blot.

RESULTS:

The coinfection rate was 1.5% (11/720); 10 of 11 patients had HTLV-1, and the remaining one had HTLV-2. The majority were male, over 40 years old, and of pardo color (ethnicity).

CONCLUSIONS:

There was no association between the risk factors examined and HTLV/HIV coinfection. This is the first study to report the occurrence of HTLV-2 in Pernambuco.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: HTLV-I Infections / HTLV-II Infections / HIV Infections / Coinfection Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2019 Type: Article
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: HTLV-I Infections / HTLV-II Infections / HIV Infections / Coinfection Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2019 Type: Article