Coinfection by Strongyloides stercoralis in blood donors infected with human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 in São Paulo city, Brazil
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01/10/2000
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Resumo |
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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Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000500017 |
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en |
Publicador |
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde |
Fonte |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.95 n.5 2000 |
Palavras-Chave | #strongyloidiasis #human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 #blood donors #São Paulo #Brazil |
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journal article |