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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection among pregnant women in northeastern Brazil

dc.creatorBittencourt, Achilea Candida Lisboa
dc.creatorDourado, Inês
dc.creatorBastos Filho, Pedro Paulo
dc.creatorSantos, Magnólia
dc.creatorValadão, Eliane
dc.creatorAlcantara, Luiz Carlos Júnior
dc.creatorCastro Filho, Bernardo Galvão
dc.date2014-08-06T18:18:32Z
dc.date2014-08-06T18:18:32Z
dc.date2001
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T20:13:46Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T20:13:46Z
dc.identifierBITTENCOURT A. L. et al. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection among pregnant women in northeastern Brazil. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, v. 26, n. 5, p. 490-494, 2001.
dc.identifier1525-4135
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/8145
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8851940
dc.descriptionAn evaluation of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection among 6754 pregnant women in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Western blot analysis, and polymerase chain reaction assay found a rate of infection of 0.84% (57 of 6754 women). Epidemiologic and obstetric data on the HTLV-1-positive pregnant women were analyzed and compared with data on a control group of HTLV-1-negative pregnant women. The mean age of the HTLV-1-positive women was 26.2 years. All were seronegative for HIV and syphilis, and only 2 reported a past history of sexually transmitted infection and more than 10 sexual partners. Of the HTLV-1-positive women, 88.5% were breast-fed, 4% were bottle fed, and 7.5% did not know. Six women had received blood transfusions, and only 1 reported intravenous drug use. Fifty-two HTLV-1-positive women could be followed: 45 had full-term deliveries, 5 had premature deliveries, and 2 had abortions. Our results indicate that (1) the frequency of HTLV-1 infection among pregnant women is relatively high in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; (2) maternal infection was probably acquired more frequently through breast-feeding, but the sexual route was certainly the second most important means of transmission; (3) HTLV-1-positive women had a history of eczema-like infections in childhood more frequently than the control group; (4) HTLV-1 infection did not interfere in the course of pregnancy; and (5) no associated congenital infections were observed in the HTLV-1-positive women
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectClinical epidemiologic findings of HTLV-1
dc.subjectHTLV-1- associated infected dermatitis
dc.subjectHTLV-1 transmission
dc.subjectObstetrics aspects of HTLV-1 infection
dc.subjectInfecções por HTLV-I/transmissão
dc.subjectVírus 1 Linfotrópico T Humano
dc.subjectTransmissão Vertical de Doença Infecciosa
dc.subjectComplicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/virologia
dc.subjectAdolescente
dc.subjectAdulto
dc.subjectBrasil/epidemiologia
dc.subjectDNA Viral/sangue
dc.subjectFeminino
dc.subjectAnticorpos Anti-HTLV-I/sangue
dc.subjectInfecções por HTLV-I/epidemiologia
dc.subjectVírus 1 Linfotrópico T Humano/genética
dc.subjectVírus 1 Linfotrópico T Humano/isolamento & purificação
dc.subjectHumanos
dc.subjectRecém-Nascido
dc.subjectReação em Cadeia da Polimerase
dc.subjectGravidez
dc.subjectComplicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/epidemiologia
dc.subjectPrevalência
dc.titleHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection among pregnant women in northeastern Brazil
dc.typeArticle


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