Difficulties in the diagnosis of HTLV-2 infection in HIV/AIDS patients from Brazil: comparative performances of serologic and molecular assays, and detection of HTLV-2b subtype Dificuldades no diagnóstico de infecção por HTLV-2 em pacientes com HIV/Aids do Brasil: análise comparativa de ensaios sorológicos e moleculares e detecção de subtipo HTLV-2b

Difficulties in the diagnosis of HTLV-2 infection in HIV/AIDS patients from Brazil: comparative performances of serologic and molecular assays, and detection of HTLV-2b subtype Dificuldades no diagnóstico de infecção por HTLV-2 em pacientes com HIV/Aids do Brasil: análise comparativa de ensaios sorológicos e moleculares e detecção de subtipo HTLV-2b

The current diagnosis of human T-lymphotropic virus type-2 (HTLV-2) infection is based on the search of specific antibodies; nevertheless, several studies conducted in Brazil pointed deficiencies of the commercially available kits in detecting HTLV-2, mostly in HIV/AIDS patients. This study searched...

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Main Authors: Helena Kaminami Morimoto, Arilson Akira Morimoto, Edna Maria Vissoci Reiche, Luiz Toshio Ueda, Tiemi Matsuo, Fernando Vissoci Reiche, Adele Caterino-de-Araujo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV-2)
HIV/HTLV-2 coinfection
Diagnosis
Serology
PCR
HTLV-2 subtype
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