Reexamination of human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I/II) prevalence

Reexamination of human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-IyII) prevalence (mycosis fungoidesyinjection drug usersyTaxyHTLV proviral sequenceyHTLV antibodies)

In the United States, blood donors are being screened for infection with human T cell lymphotropic viruses I and II (HTLV-IyII) by serologic means, which detect antibodies to the structural proteins of these viruses. Because patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) usually do not have such antibodies even though their cells harbor HTLV-I Tax andyor pol proviral sequences, it was questioned whether ...

[The human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)].

Human T-cell Lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1) was the first human retrovirus described. Some time after its discovery a group of diseases were related to this virus, such as, adult T-cell leukemia lymphoma (ATLL), HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and HTLV-1 associated uveitis (HAU). In the nineties, HTLV-1 was associated to a severe eczema of children, calle...

Incidence of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) among Blood Donors from Ilam, Iran

Awareness of laboratory students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences about human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)

Introduction: HTLV-1 virus is a human retrovirus and it causes several chronic diseases. So far, there is not any vaccine or satisfactory treatment that has been developed for infections caused by this virus. Moreover, the best way to control the infection is prevention and the best way to prevent it is education. Therefore, our study was conducted to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of ...

Frequency of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Type 1 and 2 Infection in HIV Infected Patients

Background and Objectives: Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLV) type 1 and 2 are retroviruses that share the same routes of transmission as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). As a consequence of epidemiologic similarities, HIV and HTLV-1/2 co-infection is frequent. Due to the limited data, this study assessed the seroprevalence of HTLV-1/2 infections in HIV infected patients in Tehran, Ira...