Human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is associated with
myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma …

Background HTLV-1/2 and HIV likely share the same transmission routes and thus in
Europe HTLV occurs mainly among IDUs, interests in clinical implications of HTLV-1/2 co …

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 …

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 …

The diagnosis of Human T cell Lymphotropic Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is based on
serology and PCR. The burden of HTLV-1 viral infection is monitored by measuring the …

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 …

Abstract HIV-1 and HTLV-1 infect CD4+ T lymphocyte but little is known about the impact of
coinfection on patient's immune response. In this study we have evaluated the spontaneous …

People living with HIV-1 and HTLV-2 concomitantly show slower CD4+ T cell depletion and
AIDS progression, more frequency of the natural control of HIV-1, and lower mortality rates …

Peripheral blood monocytes can be classified into three main subsets: CD14++CD16–
(classical), CD14+CD16++(non-classical), and CD14++CD16+(intermediate) which exert …

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 …