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

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 490-494

  Bittencourt, Achiléa Lisboa ^a   Dourado, Inês ^a   Bastos Filho, Pedro ^b   Santos, Magnólia ^b   Valadão, Eliane ^b   Alcantara Jr , Luis Carlos ^c   Galvão Castro, Bernardo ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b Goncalo Moniz Res Ctr (LASP)   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinical epidemiologic findings of HTLV 1; HTLV 1 transmission; HTLV 1 associated infective dermatitis; Obstetric aspects of HTLV 1 infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0035870637     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200104150-00016     Document Type: Article

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