Prevalence and risk factor analysis for HIV/HTLV 1/2 coinfection in Paraíba state, Brazil
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021 Introduction: Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) 1 and 2 infections can lead to neurological diseases, mainly in HIV/HTLV 1 coinfected. Furthermore, HTLV 1 infection in HIV/AIDS patients has also been associated with AIDS progression.
Marcela Santos de Souza +6 more
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Prevalence and genetic characterisation of HTLV-1 and 2 dual infections in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Central-West Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2014 Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) may impact the clinical course of tuberculosis (TB). Both infections are highly endemic in Brazil. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of HTLV-1/2 in TB patients in Central-West Brazil and to perform ...
Aline Garcia Kozlowski +7 more
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Rheumatological Manifestations in People Living with Human T-Lymphotropic Viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) in Northern Brazil [PDF]
VirusesHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) infection has been associated with inflammatory, autoimmune, and lymphoproliferative diseases with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations.
Márcio Yutaka Tsukimata +19 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 In the present work, we developed and evaluated the performance of a new flow cytometry-based single platform, referred to as “FC-Duplex IgG1 (HTLV-1/2)”, for universal and differential serodiagnosis of HTLV-1/2 infection. The proposed technology employs
Luciene Pimenta de Paiva +18 more
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The reasons to include the serology of human T-lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) in the clinical follow-up of patients with viral hepatitis B and C in Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 BACKGROUND:The WHO established targets for 2030 to globally reduce new viral hepatitis B and C infections by 90% and deaths by 65% and recommends searching for coinfections that increase the progression of chronic liver infections towards cirrhosis and ...
Karoline Rodrigues Campos +5 more
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Molecular characterization of Human T-cell Lymphotropic Viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) in samples from blood donation candidates in the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]
Braz J Infect DisManeschy CA +8 more
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Neurological Signs and Symptoms in Human T-Lymphotropic Viruses 1 and 2 Infected Patients Living in the Amazon Region, Northern Brazil [PDF]
VirusesHTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections are associated with various neurological manifestations, particularly HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM). This descriptive, cross-sectional observational study aimed to investigate and analyze the neurological manifestations ...
Giovani Camelo do Nascimento +11 more
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HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 Seroprevalence among Milk Donors in Shiraz, Southern Iran: A Letter to the Editor. [PDF]
Iran J Med SciOmidifar N +8 more
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Viruses, 2022 Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) screening is not mandatory in Spanish blood banks. In Catalonia, selective screening was introduced in 2008, followed by universal screening in 2011.
Maria Piron +8 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 The human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) and 2 (HTLV-2) can be transmitted between humans by mechanisms associated with horizontal and vertical routes.
Aldemir Branco Oliveira-Filho +16 more
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