Seroprevalence of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection among immigrants in northern Italy
| Autor: | Franco Gargiulo, Roberto Gasparini, Giancarlo Icardi, Manola Comar, L. Caimi, Francesca Perandin, Nino Manca, Cesare Campello, Filippo Ansaldi, S. Grainfenberghi, Pierlanfranco D'Agaro, Bianca Bruzzone |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ansaldi, F., Comar, Manola, D'Agaro, Pierlanfranco, Grainfenberghi, S., Caimi, L., Gargiulo, F., Bruzzone, B., Gasparini, R., Icardi, G., Perandin, F., Campello, Cesare, Manca, N. |
| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Epidemiology viruses media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Antibodies Viral Virus Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies immune system diseases hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine Humans Seroprevalence Risk factor media_common business.industry Prisoners Public health virus diseases Emigration and Immigration HTLV-I Infections Italy HTLV-II Infections Immunology Female Viral disease business Demography |
| Zdroj: | ResearcherID |
| ISSN: | 0393-2990 |
| DOI: | 10.1023/a:1024655228893 |
| Popis: | To assess the prevalence of human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) and 2 (HTLV-II) infection and the associated risk factors among immigrants living in Northern Italy, we surveyed 3017 open-population subjects from three geographical areas and 371 prisoners. In the open population, the overall prevalence was 0.3% for HTLV-I and 0.1% for HTLV-II, while among prisoners, HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection were detected in 1.4 and 0.8% of subjects, respectively. HTLV-I prevalence was higher in subjects with multiple sexual partners or sexually transmitted diseases. This association was significant in the open-population group and close to significance in prisoners. Multivariate analysis showed that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity remained significantly associated with HTLV-I infection in both targeted populations (OR: 11.2 in the open population; OR: 9.9 among prisoners), whereas sexual exposure was associated with HTLV-I seropositivity only for prisoners (OR: 14.3). No independent variable was related to HTLV-II infection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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