BACKGROUND: HTLV-2 infections are almost always asymptomatic, and diseases
associated with the infection are rarely reported. Little information is available on the …

Background. Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV-2) infection is not rare among
injection drug users with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and may exert a …

Going back to their discovery in the early 1980s, both the Human T-cell Leukemia virus type-
1 (HTLV-1) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus type-1 (HIV-1) greatly fascinated the …

Sir—We read with interest the article by Beilke et al.[1] summarizing their findings of an
observational study of a group of HIV-infected patients, some of whom were coinfected with …

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 …

Background The human retroviruses HIV-1 and HTLV-1 share the routes of infection with
hepatitis viruses B and C. Co-infection by these agents are a common event, but we have …

The occurrence of HTLV-I/II and HIV-1 coinfections have been shown to be frequent,
probably in consequence of their similar modes of transmission. This paper presents the …

In the last 10 years HIV-1/human T-cell leukemia virus (HIV-1/HTLV) coinfection has
emerged as a worldwide health problem. The numbers of HIV-1/HTLV-1 coinfections in …

The human retroviruses HIV-1 and HTLV-1/HTLV-2 share similar routes of transmission but
cause significantly different diseases. In this review we have outlined the immune mediated …

According to the latest Department of Health and Human Services guidelines for the use of
antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-1-infected persons, initiation of ART is recommended for …