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HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections in patients with endemic mycoses in São Paulo, Brazil: A cross-sectional, observational study

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 2022
Summary: Background: Brazil is a country endemic for human T-lymphotropic virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), systemic mycoses such as paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) and histoplasmosis (HP), and aspergillosis (AP). The prevalence of HTLV-1/-2 infections in
Adele Caterino-de-Araujo, Karoline Rodrigues Campos, Isis Campos Alves, Adriana Pardini Vicentini   +3 more
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Impact of IFN lambda 3/4 single nucleotide polymorphisms on the cytomegalovirus reactivation in autologous stem cell transplant patients [PDF]

, 2018
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection represents one of the main cause mortality after Stem Cell Transplantation. Recently, a protective effect of the T allele of rs12979860 IL28B Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) against CMV infection in the allogenic ...
Angeletti, S, Annibali, O, Avvisati, G, Cantonetti, M, Circhetta, E, Franceschini, L, Piccioni, L, Riva, E., Rizzo, E, Sarlo, C, Scagnolari, C, Statzu, M, Tirindelli, Mc, Tomarchio, V   +13 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HTLV-I/II infection in low-income postpartum and pregnant women in Greater Metropolitan Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil Prevalência e fatores de risco para a infecção por HIV, sífilis, hepatite B, hepatite C e HTLV-I/II em parturientes e gestantes de baixa renda atendidas na Região Metropolitana de Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2009
Sexually transmitted infections during pregnancy pose a major risk to the fetus due to vertical transmission. The study's objective was to determine the prevalence of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, and HTLV-I/II infection among low-income postpartum ...
Lucia Helena Mello de Lima, Maria Carmen Viana   +1 more
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Prevalence of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Types I and II in Patients With Hematological Disorders in Isfahan, Iran [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I and II (HTLV-I and HTLV-II) are deltaretroviruses which may cause leukemia, lymphoma and HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP).
Ghorani, Mohammadreza., Karimi, Ali., Mahzoonieh, Mohamad Reza., Nikoozad, Razieh., Pourgheysari, Batoul.   +4 more
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Effect of Macrophages and Latent Reservoirs on the Dynamics of HTLV-I and HIV-1 Coinfection

Mathematics, 2023
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) are two retroviruses that have a similar fashion of transmission via sharp objects contaminated by viruses, transplant surgery, transfusion, and sexual relations ...
A. M. Elaiw, N. H. AlShamrani, E. Dahy, A. A. Abdellatif, Aeshah A. Raezah   +4 more
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Serologic Prevalence of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) among major Thalassemic Patients in Kermanshah 2010 [PDF]

International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research, 2011
Introduction: Transfusion-transmitted infections (TTI) continue to be a major challenge for Blood transfusion organizations in the world and multi- transfused patients (MTPs) are at higher risk of infection. HTLV-1 is a retrovirus that easily transmitted
Mohammad Erfan Zare, Mehrdad Payandeh, Mansour Rezaei, AmirHossein Hashemian, Keighobad Ghadiri   +4 more
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Performance evaluation of Espline HTLV-I/II, a newly developed rapid immunochromatographic antibody test for different diagnostic situations

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Antibody screening tests for human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) are performed based on methods such as chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA), chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA), electrochemiluminescence immunoassay, and particle ...
Madoka Kuramitsu, Haruka Momose, Yuichiro Uchida, Kenji Ishitsuka, Ryuji Kubota, Masahito Tokunaga, Atae Utsunomiya, Kunihiko Umekita, Yuuki Hashikura, Kisato Nosaka, Ki-Ryang Koh, Hitomi Nakamura, Yasuko Sagara, Rieko Sobata, Masahiro Satake, Koh Nagata, Yuri Hasegawa, Daisuke Sasaki, Hiroo Hasegawa, Tomoo Sato, Yoshihisa Yamano, Kou Hiraga, Kenta Tezuka, Emi Ikebe, Sahoko Matsuoka, Kazu Okuma, Toshiki Watanabe, Kiyonori Miura, Isao Hamaguchi   +28 more
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Failure of dideoxynucleosides to inhibit human immunodeficiency virus replication in cultured human macrophages. [PDF]

, 1987
Primary human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) were shown to have diminished deoxynucleoside kinase activities compared to T lymphoblasts, and a reduced ability to phosphorylate dideoxynucleosides with anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) activity ...
Carson, DA, Kornbluth, RS, Richman, DD
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Aquaporin-4 Antibodies Are Not Related to HTLV-1\ud Associated Myelopathy [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction: The seroprevalence of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is very high among Brazilians (,1:200).\ud HTLV-1 associated myelopathy or tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is the most common neurological complication of\ud HTLV-1 ...
Brandão, Carlos Otávio, Casseb, Jorge Simão do Rosário, Damasceno, Alfredo, Damasceno, Benito P., Farias, Alessandro S., Jarius, Sven, Longhini, Ana Leda F., Moraes, Adriel S., Oliveira, Augusto C. Penalva de, Santos, Leonilda M. B., von Gleh, Felipe, Wandinger, Klaus-Peter, Wildemann, Brigitte   +12 more
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Evaluation of QuantiFERON-TB Gold for the Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in HTLV-1-Infected Patients

Viruses
Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is associated with an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to evaluate the performance of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) test for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection in ...
Luana Leandro Gois, Natália Barbosa Carvalho, Fred Luciano Neves Santos, Carlos Gustavo Regis-Silva, Thainá Gonçalves Tolentino Figueiredo, Bernardo Galvão-Castro, Edgar Marcelino Carvalho, Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi   +7 more
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