Background Co-infection with hepatitis C (HCV) is very common in human
immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infected patients. Although HIV co-infection clearly …

Important clinical effects of HTLV/HIV co-infection include the higher rates of myelopathy and
other neurological disorders and the poor predicative value of CD4+ cell counts as a …

We studied the prevalence of antibodies against HTLV-1 among every HIV-infected
outpatients assisted in our hospital between January 1st 2000 and June 30th 2003. We …

Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T cell leukemia/lymphoma
virus type 1 (HTLV-1) share similar routes of transmission and both target T cells. HTLV-1 …

In this paper, we formulate and analyze an HTLV/HIV dual infection model taking into
consideration the response of Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). The model includes eight …

Coinfections with HIV-1 and HTLV-I or HTLV-II have been associated with unique
immunophenotypes and an increased risk for development of neurodegenerative …

Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are
two famous retroviruses that share similarities in their genomic organization, and differ in …

Background Human retroviruses HIV and HTLV share transmission routes. HIV widely
spread in Spain during the 80 s through injection drug use and sex, and nowadays HIV rates …

Objective (s): HTLV-I and HIV virus quantification is an important marker for assessment of
virus activities. Since there is a direct relationship between the number of virus and disease …

Objectives Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is associated with
neurological abnormalities, such as HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic …