No evidence of vertical transmission of HTLV-I and HTLV-II in children at high risk for HIV-1 infection from Sao Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 42-47

  Caterino De Araujo, Adele ^a   De Los Santos Fortuna, Elizabeth ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; GAG PROTEIN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS ANTIBODY; MATERNAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 2; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 0033041461     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/45.1.42     Document Type: Article

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