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 …

HIV/human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) coinfection has a large range of prevalence in
the different risk groups and geographic regions of the world. Most of the HTLV-infected …

The municipality of Londrina ranks second in the number of AIDS cases in the state of
Paraná, Brazil, with the Ministry of Health notified of 1070 cases from 1984 to 2002. The aim …

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 …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) may affect the clinical course of human
immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV1). Both infections are common in endemic areas because …

The human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is part of the group of retroviruses that share similar
routes of transmission to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Coinfection of these …

Because HTLV-I, HTLV-2, and HIV share identical modes of transmission, simultaneous or
subsequent infections with these retroviruses are to be expected. The population of Santos …

The present study evaluated several techniques currently available (commercial kits and in-
house assays) for diagnosing human T lymphotropic viruses types 1 and 2 in two groups of …

The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of human T cell lymphotropic virus types 1
and 2 in patients who were positive for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in the State of …

ABSTRACT Santa Catarina is a Brazilian State that has reported the lowest prevalence of
human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLV-1/2) in blood donors (0.04%). Although it presents …