HTLV-I/II as a common etiology of myelopathies in Bahia, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 757-761

  Andrade Fitho, A S ^a,b   Brites, C ^a   Dos Santos, S R S ^a   Harrington Jr , W ^c   Reinhardt, I C B ^a   Freitas, F M S ^b   Silva, M C ^a   Badaro R ^a,d,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e Hospital Universitario   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; HTLV I II; Myelopathy; TSP

Indexed keywords

HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HTLV-I ANTIBODIES; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HTLV-II ANTIBODIES; HTLV-II INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0030155948     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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