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High prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus 2 (HTLV-2) infection in villages of the Xikrin tribe (Kayapo), Brazilian Amazon region. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis, 2019
Studies have shown that the human T-lymphotropic virus 2 (HTLV-2) is endemic in several indigenous populations of the Brazilian Amazon and molecular analyses have shown the exclusive presence of HTLV-2 subtype 2c among the indigenous groups of this geographical region.The present study characterizes the prevalence of HTLV-2 infection in three new ...
Braço ILJ, de Sá KSG, Waqasi M, Queiroz MAF, da Silva ANR, Cayres-Vallinoto IMV, Lima SS, de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak M, Ishak R, Guerreiro JF, Vallinoto ACR.   +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, María Abad-Fernández   +1 more
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Laboratory diagnosis of human T-lymphotropic virus in Brazil: assays, flowcharts, challenges, and perspectives

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021
INTRODUCTION We present a data analysis and review of recent studies regarding the laboratory diagnosis of human T-lymphotropic virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) infections in Brazil.
Adele Caterino-de-Araujo, Edel Figueiredo Barbosa-Stancioli, José Boullosa Alonso Neto, Mayra Gonçalves Aragón, Bernardo Galvão-Castro, Ricardo Ishak, Carolina Rosadas   +6 more
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APOBEC3A, APOBEC3B, and APOBEC3H Haplotype 2 Restrict Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 [PDF]

Journal of Virology, 2012
ABSTRACT The human APOBEC3 family consists of seven cytidine deaminases (A3A to A3H), some of which display potent antiretroviral activity against HIV-1 and other retroviruses. Studies that analyzed the effect of A3G on human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infectivity resulted in conflicting findings, and our knowledge of ...
Marcel, Ooms, Aikaterini, Krikoni, Andrea K, Kress, Viviana, Simon, Carsten, Münk   +4 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, Renan Rangel Bonamigo   +1 more
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Human T-lymphotropic virus type 2 subtype b in a patient with chronic neurological disorder [PDF]

Journal of NeuroVirology, 2014
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus is a retrovirus described worldwide. There are four HTLV types: HTLV-1 to 4. Only HTLV-1 and 2 are linked to human disease. The majority of infected individuals remain asymptomatic. However, it is estimated that 5 % of HTLV-1-infected patients present a clinical neurological disorder called HTLV-1-associated myelopathy ...
Carolina, Rosadas, Ana C P, Vicente, Louise, Zanella, Mauro J, Cabral-Castro, José M, Peralta, Marzia, Puccioni-Sohler   +5 more
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Comparative performances of serologic and molecular assays for detecting human T lymphotropic virus type 1 and type 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)

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, Maria Gisele Gonçalves, Nadia Aparecida Costa, Adele Caterino-de-Araujo   +3 more
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Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type 1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis in an HIV-Positive Patient Coinfected with Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type 2 Following Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2007
We describe a patient coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T lymphotropic virus type 2 in Spain who developed paraparesis resembling human T lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis shortly after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy, hypothetically as the result of an immune ...
Carlos, Toro, Francisco, Blanco, Pilar, García-Gascó, Julie, Sheldon, José M, Benito, Norma I, Rallón, Vincent, Soriano   +6 more
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Sensitive detection systems for infectious agents in xenotransplantation*

Xenotransplantation, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract Xenotransplantation of pig cells, tissues, or organs may be associated with transmission of porcine microorganisms, first of all of viruses, to the transplant recipient, potentially inducing a disease (zoonosis). I would like to define detection systems as the complex of sample generation, sample preparation, sample origin, time of sampling ...
Joachim Denner
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of residual risks of the transfusion-transmitted infections in Riyadh hospitals: A two-year retrospective study

Open Chemistry, 2023
This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and trends of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) in two hospitals in Riyadh, as well as to judge the best type of tests to ensure blood transfusion safety. By using serological and nucleic acid test (NAT)
Mubaraki Murad A., Almuayrifi Hussain A., Hafiz Taghreed A., Alyousef Abdulaziz, Dkhil Mohamed A., Thagfan Felwa A., Abdel-Gaber Rewaida, Al-Najjar Mohammad A. A., Alkhudhayri Abdulsalam, Elshanat Sherif   +9 more
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