Evaluation of human T-lymphotropic virus prevalence/co-infection rates for a four-year period in a non-metropolitan blood center in Southeast Brazil

Evaluation of human T-lymphotropic virus prevalence/co-infection rates for a four-year period in a non-metropolitan blood center in Southeast Brazil

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Human T-lymphotropic virus types 1/2 (HTLV-1/2) are distributed worldwide and are endemic in specific regions. METHODS: Serological evaluation of the HTLV-1/2 prevalence and co-infection rate [human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus...

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Main Authors: Mariana Tomazini Pinto, Svetoslav Nanev Slavov, Vanderléia Bárbaro Valente, Eugênia Maria Amorim Ubiali, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Simone Kashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
HTLV-1/2 seroprevalence
HTLV-1/2 co-infection
Brazil
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