Seroprevalence of HTLV-1 in chronic patients in Jamaica
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
; 88(4): 410-11, July-Aug. 1994.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
A high seropositivity rate of human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection was found in Jamaican patients with chronic diseases. However, except for tropical spastic paraparesis, polymositis, adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma and polyneuropathies of undetermined cause, HTLV-1 seropositivity rates in chronic disease patients were not significantly different from that found in healthy Jamaicans. These results indicate that there is no increased risk of HTLV-1 infection or HTLV-1 associated disease in patients with chronic disease compared to the general Jamaican population. The association of unclassified polyneuropathies with HTLV-1 reported herein is a novel one which requires further studies to elucidate its nature.(AU)
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por HTLV-I
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Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T do Adulto
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Paraparesia Espástica Tropical
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Doença Crônica
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Polimiosite
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
Ano de publicação:
1994
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