Seroprevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus HTLV and its associated factors in donors of a blood bank of Medellín-Colombia, 2014-2018

JA Cardona-Arias, C Vélez-Quintero… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Research on HTLV in Colombia is limited; despite being an endemic country
there are few studies on the magnitude of this infection. The aim of this study was to …

Seroprevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus in blood bank donors at Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia, 2008-2014

C Macía, S Vargas, AM Mora, AM Sarmiento… - Biomedica, 2016 - scielo.org.co
MACIA, Carmenza et al. Seroprevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus in blood bank
donors at Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia, 2008-2014. Biomédica [online]. 2016 …

Human T‐Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 and 2 Seroprevalence among first‐time blood donors in Chile, 2011–2013

H San Martín, M Balanda, N Vergara… - Journal of Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Infection with human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1/2 (HTLV‐1/2) is a major health problem.
HTLV‐1/2 infection is endemic in Chile but representative donor prevalence data are …

Prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus I and II in Colombian blood donors, 2001-2014: Implications for transfusion safety

MI Bermúdez-Forero, M Berrío-Pérez… - Biomédica, 2016 - scielo.org.co
BERMUDEZ-FORERO, María Isabel et al. Prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus I
and II in Colombian blood donors, 2001-2014: Implications for transfusion safety. Biomédica …

Seroprevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 in blood donors from the regional hospital of Valdivia, Chile

L Chandía, C Sotomayor, S Ordenes, P Salas… - Medical microbiology …, 2010 - Springer
It is estimated that 15–20 millions of people are infected with human T-cell lymphotropic
virus 1/2 (HTLV-1/2) worldwide, and 20–30% of them are Latin Americans. The …

Seropositivity for human T-lymphotropic virus types I and II among donors at the Municipal Blood Bank of Caracas and associated risk factors

G León, AM Quirós, JL López, M Hung… - … de Salud Publica …, 2003 - europepmc.org
OBJECTIVE: To conduct research at the Municipal Blood Bank of Caracas (MBBC) and find
out the proportion of blood units discarded for being seropositive for human T-lymphotropic …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence and trends of HTLV-1/2 among blood donors of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2012-2017

E Eusebio-Ponce, FJ Candel… - Revista española de …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives Being a Caribbean country, the Dominican Republic is considered endemic for
HTLV-1. Viral screening in blood banks is recommended for this blood borne infection. The …

Seroprevalence of the human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV 1 and HTLV 2) in blood donor candidates in the State of Pará, Northern Brazil

C de Alcântara Maneschy… - Research, Society and …, 2022 - rsdjournal.org
The present study describes HTLV seroprevalence in potential blood donors from the
Brazilian state of Pará, and the sociodemographic characteristics of the infection in this state …

[HTML][HTML] Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 infection is frequent in rural communities of the southern Andes of Peru

F Ita, EF Mayer, K Verdonck, E Gonzalez… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the presence of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)
infection in isolated rural communities in the southern Andes of Peru. Methods We …

Prevalence of HTLV-I/II infection among blood donors in Santa Fe Province, Argentina

RO Brun, L Astarloa, HE Salomon, MM Biglione - Medicina, 2004 - europepmc.org
Subsequent to the National Epidemiologic Surveillance Program developed in 1997 by the
National AIDS Program, anti-HTLV-I/II antibodies among blood donors in Santa Fe Province …