Coinfection by Strongyloides stercoralis in blood donors infected with human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 in São Paulo city, Brazil

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...

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Main Authors: Pedro P Chieffi, Carlos S Chiattone, Elder N Feltrim, Rita CS Alves, Maria A Paschoalotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2000-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000500017