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| Castro,Lisie Souza; Rezende,Grazielli Rocha de; Fernandes,Fernanda Rodas Pires; Bandeira,Larissa Melo; Puga,Marco Antonio Moreira; Tanaka,Tayana Serpa Ortiz; Weis-Torres,Sabrina Moreira dos Santos; Vicente,Ana Carolina Paulo; Otsuki,Koko; Motta-Castro,Ana Rita Coimbra. |
| ABSTRACT Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was the first retrovirus discovered in humans and is endemic in several parts of the world. Because of risk behaviors, mainly sexual, men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of acquiring HTLV-1 infection. A cross-sectional study was performed to estimate the prevalence of HTLV-1 infection, to characterize genetically HTLV-1 sequences and to identify risk behaviors associated with this infection among MSM in Central Brazil. A total of 430 MSM were enrolled in this study and three were shown to be HTLV-1 infected, prevalence of 0.7% (95% confidence interval: 0.4-0.9). Phylogenetic analysis showed that all HTLV-1 positive samples belonged to Cosmopolitan subtype Transcontinental subgroup A.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HTLV-1; Men who have sex with men; Sexual risk behavior; Molecular epidemiology; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702018000600472 |
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| Freitas,Solange Zacalusni; Soares,Caroline Cordeiro; Tanaka,Tayana Serpa Ortiz; Lindenberg,Andréa Siqueira Campos; Teles,Sheila Araújo; Torres,Marina Sawada; Mello,Francisco Campello Amaral; Mendes-Corrêa,Maria Cássia; Savassi-Ribas,Flávia; Motta-Castro,Ana Rita Coimbra. |
| Objectives:A cross-sectional study on prevalence of HBV and HDV infection, risk factors and genotype distribution of HBV infection was conducted among 848 HIV-infected patients in Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil.Methods:Serum samples of 848 participants were tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) and hepatitis surface antibody (anti-HBs). HBsAg positive samples were tested for anti-HBc IgM, HBeAg, anti-HBe, anti-HCV, and total anti-HDV. HBsAg and anti-HBc positive were subjected to DNA extraction. Viral DNA was amplified by semi-nested PCR for the regions pre-S/S and then purified and genotyped/subgenotyped by direct sequencing. Student's t-test, chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used to compare... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Coinfection; HBV; HIV; Prevalence. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702014000500473 |
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