Background Although most HTLV infections in Spain have been found in native intravenous
drug users carrying HTLV-2, the large immigration flows from Latin America and Sub …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) screening is not mandatory in
Spanish blood banks. In Catalonia, selective screening was introduced in 2008, followed by …

During the 1990s, high prevalences of HIV/human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and
HIV/human T lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV-2) coinfections were detected in São Paulo …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T‐cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) are both
retroviruses with similar routes of transmission. A number of reports suggest variable clinical …

The Spanish HIV-2 and HTLV Group was founded in 1989. Since then, a total of 144 cases
of HTLV-1 and 717 cases of infection with HTLV-2 have been reported. Most patients …

We have performed a study for the detection of HTLV antibodies among IDUs at high risk for
HIV infection in Spain. We analyzed 149 individuals from different areas in a therapeutic …

A serological survey for HTLV infection identified an AIDS patient with HTLV-I/HTLV-II dual
seroreactivity. Two further sequential blood samples were collected (samples A and B) for …

Studies have shown that HIV-1/HTLV-1 coinfected patients tend to have higher CD4+ counts
than HIV singly infected patients. Two chart reviews were conducted at initial enrolment …

Several reports suggest that HTLV-I/HIV coinfection may be associated with an increased
risk of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). In HTLV-I …

HIV and HTLV seroprevalence was determined by means of unlinked anonymous testing of
2144 sera, originally obtained from primary care patients by representative sampling of the …