Hepatitis C virus and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 co-infection: impact on liver disease, virological markers, and neurological outcomes
Objectives: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is associated with neurological abnormalities, such as HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and peripheral neuropathy (PN). Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the leading cause of chronic liver dis...
Main Authors: | Otávio M. Espíndola, Alexandre G. Vizzoni, Elisabeth Lampe, Maria José Andrada-Serpa, Abelardo Q.C. Araújo, Ana Claudia C. Leite |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-04-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217300401 |
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