Co-infection by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1): does immune activation lead to a faster progression to AIDS?
BMC infect. dis; 9 (221), 2009
Background: Recent data have shown that HTLV-1 is prevalent among HIV positive patients in Mozambique, although the impact of HTLV-1 infection on HIV disease progression remains controversial. Our aim was to determine the phenotypic profile of T lymphocytes subsets among Mozambican patients co-infected b...
Moçambique/epidemiologia, Pessoa de Meia-Idade, Vírus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano, Fisiologia, Alergia e Imunologia, Infecções por HTLV-I, Virologia, Patologia, Sangue, Citometria de Fluxo, Mulheres, Progressão da Doença, Contagem de Linfócito CD4, Adulto, HIV, Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida, Anticorpos Monoclonais, Citometria de Fluxo, Linfócitos T, Leucemia de Células T