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The first survey of human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLV) in HIV/AIDS patien...
Marcon, Chaiana Esmeraldino Mendes; Campos, Karoline Rodrigues; Silva, Gabriela Bassi da; Schuelter-Trevisol, Fabiana; Schlindwein, Aline DaianeSanta 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 ports, airports and roads that facilitate the entrance and dissemination of new infectious agents, no information exists concerning the HTLV-1/2 infections in HIV/AIDS patients. This study searched for HTLV-1/2 antibodies in plasma samples of 6...
Confirmação da presença de infecção por HTLV-1 e ausência de infecção por HTLV-...
Quispe, Nadia Carmela Santos; Feria, Edwin Bengoa; Santos-Fortuna, Elizabeth de los; Caterino-de-Araujo, AdeleEpidemiological studies conducted in Peru disclosed HTLV-1 to be prevalent in different ethnic groups, and found HTLV-2 in some Amazonian Indians and in men who have sex with men. No data concerning HTLV-1/2 infection in blood donors from Arequipa, a highlands region in southern Peru, is available. We searched for the presence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 antibodies in 2,732 serum samples obtained from blood donors fro...
Difficulties in the diagnosis of HTLV-2 infection in HIV/AIDS patients from Bra...
Morimoto, Helena Kaminami; Morimoto, Arilson Akira; Reiche, Edna Maria Vissoci; Ueda, Luiz Toshio; Matsuo, Tiemi; Reiche, Fernando VissociThe current diagnosis of human T-lymphotropic virus type-2 (HTLV-2) infection is based on the search of specific antibodies; nevertheless, several studies conducted in Brazil pointed deficiencies of the commercially available kits in detecting HTLV-2, mostly in HIV/AIDS patients. This study searched for the presence of HTLV-1 and -2 in 758 HIV/AIDS patients from Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. Serum samples were scre...
Performances of HTLV serological tests in diagnosing HTLV infection in high-ris...
Jacob, Fabrício; Santos-Fortuna, Elizabeth de los; Azevedo, Raymundo Soares; Caterino-de-Araujo, AdeleTesting problems in diagnosing human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection, mostly HTLV-II, have been documented in HIV/AIDS patients. Since December 1998, the Immunology Department of Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL) offers HTLV-I/II serology to Public Health Units that attend HTLV high-risk individuals. Two thousand, three hundred and twelve serum samples: 1,393 from AIDS Reference Centers (Group I), and 919 from ...
Unpredicted HTLV-1 infection in female sex worker from Imbituba, Santa Catarina...
Caterino-de-Araujo, Adele; Santos-Fortuna, Elizabeth; Magri, Mariana Cavalheiro; Schuelter-Trevisol, Fabiana; Silva, Marcos Vinicius da
Dificuldades no diagnóstico de infecção primária atípica por HIV-1. Relato de u...
Casseb, Jorge Simão do Rosário; Caterino-de-Araujo, AdeleMuitos casos de infecção primária pelo HIV não são identificados devido a dificuldades em seu diagnóstico clínico e laboratorial. Este trabalho relata um caso atípico de infecção primária pelo HIV em um usuário de drogas intravenosas que apresentou como primeira manifestação clínica, quadro agudo de hepatite. A pesquisa de anticorpos dirigidos contra vários vírus inclusive o HIV, resultou negativa, na primeira ...