HTLV-I and HTLV-II infect T lymphocytes. A high HTLV-I proviral load in peripheral blood
mononuclear cells (PBMCs) has been associated with a higher risk of neurologic disease …

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 …

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

Reports indicate that there is a dissociation between markers of HIV disease progression
and clinical stage among subjects coinfected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I …

Human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) has not yet been associated with any disease.
Little is known about the proviral loads of HTLV-II in vivo and its relationship, if any, to lack of …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type II has spread among intravenous drug users
(IDUs), many of whom are coinfected with HIV-1. We have investigated the rate of HTLV-II …

Abstract colon; One thousand one hundred fifty-two HIV-1-positive patients were screened
for HTLV-2 infection, and the AIDS-free coinfected individuals were consecutively included …

To better correlate the burden of human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) and type II
(HTLV-II) infection with diagnostic and prognostic markers, we developed a new competitive …

To determine whether coinfection with HTLV-II influences the course of HIV-1 infection, we
evaluated the progression from asymptomatic HIV infection (CDC group II) to persistent …

Human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) can increase human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) replication in vitro, and several studies suggest that HTLV-I accelerates the …