Making the invisible visible: searching for human T-cell lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) in Brazilian patients with viral hepatitis B and C
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 113(2): 130-134, Feb. 2018. tab, graf
Article
ي En
| LILACS, SESSP-IALPROD, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1040590
المكتبة المسؤولة:
BR91.2
الموقع: BR76.1; P
ABSTRACT
With this study, the authors hope to alert clinicians regarding the presence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/-2) infections in patients with viral hepatitis B and C in Brazil. HTLV-1/-2 were detected in 1.3% of hepatitis B virus (HBV)- and 5.3% of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected blood samples sent for laboratory viral load measurements. A partial association of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 and HTLV-1/-2 infection was detected in patients with HCV (HIV+, 27.3%), whereas this association was almost 100% in HBV-infected patients (HIV+, all except one). The high prevalence of HTLV-1/-2 infection among patients with hepatitis C was of concern, as HTLV-1/-2 could change the natural course of subsequent liver disease. The authors suggest including HTLV-1/-2 serology in the battery of tests used when following patients with viral hepatitis in Brazil, regardless of the HIV status.
Key words
النص الكامل:
1
الفهرس:
LILACS
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1
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Human T-lymphotropic virus 2
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HIV
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Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis
نوع الدراسة:
Risk_factors_studies
البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع:
America do sul
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Brasil
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
موضوع المجلة:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
السنة:
2018
نوع:
Article