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HTLV 1/2 Prevalence and risk factors in individuals with HIV/AIDS in Pernambuco, Brazil

Ribeiro, Mirela Lopes; Gonçales, Juliana Prado; Morais, Viviane Martha Santos de; Moura, Libia Cristina Rocha Vilela; Coêlho, Maria Rosângela Cunha Duarte.

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 52 (), 2019

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Apart from masking the diagnosis of AIDS in patients with HIV/AIDS, human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV), when present, also increases the risk of myelopathies and neurological disease in these patients. METHODS: Disease prevalence was estimated by ELISA and confirmed by West...

Western Blotting, Brasil/epidemiología, Coinfección, Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática, Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones, Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología, Infecciones por HTLV-I/complicaciones, Infecciones por HTLV-I/epidemiología, Infecciones por HTLV-II/complicaciones, Infecciones por HTLV-II/epidemiología, Virus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano, Virus Linfotrópico T Tipo 2 Humano, Persona de Mediana Edad, Prevalencia, Factores de Riesgo, Factores Socioeconómicos

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HTLV 1/2 Prevalence and risk factors in individuals with HIV/AIDS in Pernambuco, Brazil

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)