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Pulmonary function testing in HTLV-I and HTLV-II infected humans: a cohort study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2003
Background HTLV-I infection has been linked to lung pathology and HTLV-II has been associated with an increased incidence of pneumonia and acute bronchitis. However it is unknown whether HTLV-I or -II infection alters pulmonary function.
Garratty George, Smith James W, Ownby Helen E, Murphy Edward L, Hutching Sheila T, Wu Ying, Ameti Dannie I   +6 more
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Human T Cell Lymphotrophic virus infection among sexually active individuals in Nigeria: A cross sectional study

Scientific African, 2019
Introduction: Human T Cell Lymphotrophic virus (HTLV) is endemic in many regions of the world including Nigeria but not ubiquitous. It has been shown to be causally associated with T cell leukaemia and other myelopathies.
Babatunde Olusola, Adedayo Faneye, Yewande Nejo, Adewale Opayele, Solomon Bakarey   +4 more
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Development and Validation of a Rapid Screening Test for HTLV-I IgG Antibodies

Viruses, 2022
Initial diagnosis of human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infections is mainly based by detecting antibodies in plasma or serum using laboratory-based methods.
Bobby Brooke Herrera, Rafaela Mayoral, Carlos Brites   +2 more
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Relative frequency of Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus I/II in HIV/AIDS patients

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2014
Background: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus HTLV-I/II is a retrovirus that has been associated with different diseases. HTLV-I/II routes of transmissions are exposure to contaminated blood, blood transfusion, needle sharing, breast feeding, and sexual ...
Mohsen Meidani, Nooshin Ahmadi, Bahareh Jamali, Zahra Askarian   +3 more
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Endemic HTLV in Japan and South America with special reference to mongoloid dispersal from Asia to the Andes

Estudios Atacameños, 1998
Se ha estimado que existe 1,2 millones de portadores del virus humano de la leucemia T tipo I (HTLV I) en todo el Japón, donde la incidencia de leucemia a linfocitos T del adulto es la más alta del mundo.
Kazuo Tajima, Shunro Sonoda, Luis Cartier, Vladimir Zaninovic, Lautaro Núñez Atencio, Luis Hurtado Gómez, Sonia Guillén, José Dipierri, Toshiro Takezaki, Toshinobu Fujiyoshi, Satoshi Horai   +10 more
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The Prevalence and Significance of HTLV-I/II Seroindeterminate Western Blot Patterns

Viruses, 2011
Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infects an estimated 15–20 million persons worldwide. A number of diseases have been associated with the virus including adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM ...
Yoshimi Akahata, Anna Abrams, Steven Jacobson   +2 more
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Usefulness of a Nested-polymerase chain reaction for molecular diagnosis of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/II

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004
This study aimed at implementing a Nested-polymerase chain reaction (Nested-PCR) for the molecular diagnosis of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/II (HTLV-I and HTLV-II) infections in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of infected subjects in ...
Sandra Gallego, Andrea Mangano, René Gastaldello, Luisa Sen, Silvia Medeot   +4 more
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Coinfection by HTLV-I/II is associated with an increased risk of strongyloidiasis and delay in starting antiretroviral therapy for AIDS patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011
Objective: To compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of HIV-1-HTLV-1 coinfected patients, in Bahia, Brazil. Methods: Retrospective, comparative study. Results: Among a total of 123 consecutive HIV infected patients, 20 men (20.6%) and 6 women (
C. Brites, F. Goyanna, L.G. França, C. Pedroso, E.M. Netto, S. Adriano, J. Sampaio, W. Harrington, Jr   +7 more
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Infecção pelo vírus linfotrópico de células T humanas e transmissão vertical em gestantes de estado da Região Centro-Oeste do Brasil T-cell leukemia virus infection in pregnant women in a Central-Western state of Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2005
OBJETIVOS: avaliar a prevalência, características epidemiológicas (idade e procedência) e a taxa de transmissão vertical da infecção pelo HTLV I/II em gestantes submetidas à triagem pré-natal de acordo com o Programa de Proteção à Gestante do Estado de ...
Ernesto Antonio Figueiró-Filho, Alessandro Henrique Antunes Lopes, Flávio Renato de Almeida Senefonte, Virgilio Gonçalves de Souza Júnior, Carlos Augusto Botelho, Geraldo Duarte   +5 more
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Prevalence of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections among HIV-1-infected asymptomatic individuals in São Paulo, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1997
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1)-infected subjects with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are often infected with multiple pathogens. In particular, HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections have been found more frequently in AIDS patients than in ...
Jorge CASSEB, Adele CATERINO-DE ARAUJO, Marisa A. HONG, Simone SALOMÃO, Dana GALLO, R. Michael HENDRY, Alberto J.S. DUARTE   +6 more
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