HTLV-I/II seropositivity and death from AIDS among HIV-1 seropositive intravenous drug users

JB Page, S Lai, DD Chitwood, NG Klimas, PC Smith… - The Lancet, 1990 - Elsevier
In a prospective study of street-recruited intravenous drug users (IVDUs) in Miami, Florida,
USA, 107 (46· 5%) of 230 IVDUs were infected with HIV-1. Of these HIV-1 seropositive …

Patterns of HIV-1 and HTLV-I/II in intravenous drug abusers from the middle atlantic and central regions of the USA

HH Lee, SH Weiss, LS Brown, D Mildvan… - Journal of Infectious …, 1990 - academic.oup.com
Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and human T lymphotropic
virus types I and II (HTLV-I/II) was determined among 1160 intravenous (iv) drug abusers …

HTLV-I/II seroprevalence and HIV/HTLV coinfection among US intravenous drug users

KP Cantor, SH Weiss, JJ Goedert… - JAIDS Journal of …, 1991 - journals.lww.com
Data from a continuing multiyear seroprevalence survey of human T-lymphotropic virus
types I or II (HTLV-I/II) among intravenous drug users in seven US locations were analyzed …

Coinfection with HIV-1 and human T-Cell lymphotropic virus type II in intravenous drug users is associated with delayed progression to AIDS

M Turci, E Pilotti, P Ronzi, G Magnani… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type II has spread among intravenous drug users
(IDUs), many of whom are coinfected with HIV-1. We have investigated the rate of HTLV-II …

Human T lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) infection in a cohort of New York intravenous drug users: an old infection?

RF Khabbaz, D Hartel, M Lairmore… - Journal of Infectious …, 1991 - academic.oup.com
To identify risk factors for human T lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) infection in
intravenous drug users (IVDUs), participants in a longitudinal study of human …

Seroprevalence of human T cell lymphotropic virus type II infection, with or without human immunodeficiency virus type 1 coinfection, among US intravenous drug …

NC Briggs, RJ Battjes, KP Cantor… - Journal of Infectious …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
Seroprevalence of human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV) and human immunodeficiency virus
type 1 (HIV-1) was determined among 7841 intravenous drug users (IVDUs) from drug …

HTLV-II/HIV-1 coinfection and risk for progression to AIDS among intravenous drug users

A Visconti, L Visconti, R Bellocco, N Binkin… - JAIDS Journal of …, 1993 - journals.lww.com
To determine whether coinfection with HTLV-II influences the course of HIV-1 infection, we
evaluated the progression from asymptomatic HIV infection (CDC group II) to persistent …

Cause-specific mortality associated with HIV and HTLV-II infections among injecting drug users in the USA

JJ Goedert, MW Fung, S Felton, RJ Battjes, EA Engels - Aids, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Background Human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) is widespread among injecting
drug users (IDU) and may contribute to the risk of leukemia/lymphoma, neurodegenerative …

Relative prevalence and risk factors of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection in US blood donors

HH Lee, P Swanson, JD Rosenblatt, ISY Chen… - The Lancet, 1991 - Elsevier
The clinical significance of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) infection, unlike
that of HTLV-I, is unknown, and the major known association of HTLV-II seropositivity is with …

An international collaborative study of the effects of coinfection with human T-lymphotropic virus type II on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 disease progression …

RC Hershow, N Galai, K Fukuda… - Journal of Infectious …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
To determine whether human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type II coinfection affects
progression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) infection, longitudinal data on …