Human T-cell lymphotropic virus in patients infected with HIV-1: molecular epidemiology and risk factors for transmission in Piaui, Northeastern Brazil

• Published in: Current HIV research Vol. 10; no. 8; p. 700
• Main Authors: de Oliveira, Evaldo H, Oliveira-Filho, Aldemir B, Souza, Lucinda A, da Silva, Letiano V, Ishak, Marluísa O G, Ishak, Ricardo, Vallinoto, Antonio C R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.12.2012
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Antibodies, Viral - analysis; Brazil - epidemiology; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes; Coinfection - epidemiology; Coinfection - immunology; Coinfection - transmission; Female; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - immunology; HIV Infections - virology; HIV-1; HTLV-I Infections - epidemiology; HTLV-I Infections - immunology; HTLV-I Infections - transmission; HTLV-II Infections - epidemiology; HTLV-II Infections - immunology; HTLV-II Infections - transmission; Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 - genetics; Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 - isolation & purification; Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 - genetics; Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 - isolation & purification; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Viral Load; Young Adult; Brazil

This study aimed to describe the epidemiological, immunological and molecular features of infection by the human T-lymphotropic virus-1/2 (HTLV-1/2) in individuals with HIV-1 in an urban area of Piaui State, Brazil. Exclusion criteria included patients under 18 years of age, pregnant women or Amerin...