Epidemiological characteristics of HTLV-I and II co-infection in Brazilian subjects infected by HIV-1
Braz. j. infect. dis
; Braz. j. infect. dis;1(1): 42-7, Mar. 1997. tab, ilus
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ABSTRACT
Serum samples from 895 HIV-1 infected individuals were tested for antibodies against HTLV-I and HTLV-II. The overall prevalence of the co-infection was high (16.3 percent). Epidemiological information was obtained from each subject including gender, age, intravenous drug use (IVDU), blood transfusion, previous diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and sexual behavior. The risks for acquiring retroviral infections other than HIV-1 were evaluated and the prevalence of co-infection was compared according to the AIDS clinical status. We detected seven cases (0.9 percent) of triple infection. HTLV-I co-infection was associated with blood transfusion (p=0.009). Women co-infected by HTLV-I or HTLV-II had a higher risk of AIDS than those infected only by HIV-1 (RR=2.04; 95 percent CI 1.27-3.27, p=0.007 and RR=3.09; 95 percent CI 1.07-8.91, p=0.04, respectively). These findings suggest that co-infection by HTLV-I or II in Bahia, Brazil, may modify the clinical course of HIV-1 infection.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HTLV-I
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Infecções por HTLV-II
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Soroprevalência de HIV
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida
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HIV-1
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil