Coinfection by Strongyloides stercoralis in blood donors infected with human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 in São Paulo city, Brazil
| Autor: | Pedro P Chieffi, Carlos S Chiattone, Elder N Feltrim, Rita CS Alves, Maria A Paschoalotti |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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| Zdroj: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol 95, Iss 5, Pp 711-712 (2000) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0074-0276 1678-8060 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0074-02762000000500017 |
| Popis: | The frequency of coinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis and human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 (HTML-1) was determined in 91 blood donors examined at the blood bank of a large hospital in São Paulo city, Brazil. As control group 61 individuals, not infected by HTLV-1, were submitted to the same techniques for the diagnosis of S. stercoralis infection. In HTLV-1 infected patients the frequency of S. stercoralis infection was 12.1%; on the other hand, the control group showed a frequency significantly lower of S. stercoralis infection (1.6%), suggesting that HTLV-1 patients shoud be considered as a high risk group for strongyloidiasis in São Paulo city. |
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