Human T Lymphotropic Virus and Pulmonary Diseases [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy, and adult T cell lymphoma/leukemia (ATL/L). Pulmonary complications such as alveolitis and bronchiectasis were found in individuals who develop TSP/HAM ...
Apio R. N. Dias +9 more
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Telomere Length, Proviral Load and Neurologic Impairment in HTLV-1 and HTLV-2-Infected Subjects [PDF]
Viruses, 2016 Short or damaged telomeres have been implicated in degenerative conditions. We hypothesized that analysis of telomere length (TL) in human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection and HTLV-associated neuropathy might provide clues to the etiology of ...
Benjamin Usadi +5 more
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Sexual transmission of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014 Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is endemic in many parts of the world and is primarily transmitted through sexual intercourse or from mother to child.
Arthur Paiva, Jorge Casseb
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Human T-Lymphotropic virus type 1 and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in rural Gabon. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 IntroductionHuman T-cell lymphotrophic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) co-infection occur in many populations. People living with HIV-1 and infected with HTLV-1 seem more likely to progress rapidly towards AIDS. Both HTLV-1
Augustin Mouinga-Ondémé +10 more
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Concluding Remarks for Special Issue HTLV-HIV Co-Infections
Viruses, 2023 During the early 1980s, the first 3 human retroviruses were identified: human T-lymphotropic virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [...]
Alejandro Vallejo +1 more
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Weakness and Paraparesis: A Common Presentation of the Rare Retrovirus HTLV
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2023 Limited knowledge exists about human T-lymphotropic virus and its many subtypes, various clinical presentations, devastating sequelae, and potential treatment options. In this case, a 62-year-old woman of Haitian descent presented with a constellation of
Adrian Whiting +2 more
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Importance of a Rapid and Accurate Diagnosis in Strongyloides Stercoralis and Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 Co-infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
, 2017 Strongyloides (S.) stercoralis and Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 (HTLV-1) share some endemic regions such as Japan, Jamaica, and South America and are mostly diagnosed elsewhere in immigrants from endemic areas.
Avagnina, Alejandra +7 more
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 The present study evaluated several techniques currently available (commercial kits and in-house assays) for diagnosing human T lymphotropic viruses types 1 and 2 in two groups of patients enrolled at HIV/AIDS specialized care services in São Paulo ...
Karoline Rodrigues Campos +3 more
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases: from HPV to HTLV - clinical profile and associated factors [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 : The Brazilian Ministry of Health recommends the performance of serological tests in patients with clinical signs of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. However, data are lacking to affirm the necessity of testing these patients for human T-lymphotropic ...
Fabíola Suris da Silveira +1 more
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Phosphonated Carbocyclic 2'-Oxa-3'-azanucleosides as New Antiretroviral Agents [PDF]
, 2007 Phosphonated carbocyclic 2¢-oxa-3¢-azanucleosides have been synthesized and tested for their antiretroviral activity. The obtained results have shown that some of the compounds were as powerful as azydothymidine in inhibiting the reverse transcriptase ...
Balestrieri, E +10 more
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