Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection in Barbados: results of a 20-year follow-up study
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol
; 12(5): 519-22, Aug. 1996.
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Ubicación: JM3.1; RC607.A26J68
ABSTRACT
Forty-one human T-cell lymphotropic virus I (HTLV-1)-seropositive individuals were identified among 1,012 subjects with stored serum samples from a health and seroepidemiological survey conducted in Barbados in 1972. These 41 subjects plus 79 HTLV-1 seronegative household members were targeted in a follow-up study 20 years later. Sixteen seropositive subjects and 22 seronegative subjects were interviewed, examined, and phlebotomized. There were no changes in HTLV-1 serostatus between the 1972 and follow-up serum samples. Three (19 percent) of the seropositive subjects had HTLV-1 serostatus between the 1972 and follow-up serum samples. Three (19 percent) of the seropositive subjects had HTLV-1-associated disorders two with dermatitis and one with <
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MedCarib
Asunto principal:
Anticuerpos Anti-HTLV-I
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Infecciones por HTLV-I
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Barbados
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Revista:
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol
Año:
1996
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Article