Prevalence and risk factors for Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) among maintenance hemodialysis patients
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- 作者：Rilma F. S. Santos ; Gildásio C. Conceição ; Márcia S. Martins…
- 关键词：Blood Transfusion ; Chronic Kidney 47 Disease ; Hemodialysis ; Hepatitis B ; Hepatitis C ; Human T ; Lymphotropic Virus Type 1
- 刊名：BMC Nephrology
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：18
- 期：1
- 全文大小：429KB
- 刊物主题：Nephrology; Internal Medicine;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-2369
- 卷排序：18
文摘
BackgroundInfection with the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), although asymptomatic in most cases, can lead to potentially grave consequences, such as adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy / tropical spastic paraparesis. Its prevalence varies widely across different populations and geographic regions. A population-based study in the city of Salvador, located in the Northeast region of Brazil, showed an overall prevalence of HTLV-1 seropositivity of 1.7%. Blood borne virus infections are recognized as important hazards for patients and staff in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) units but most studies focus on hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency viruses. There are scarce data about HTLV-1 infection in the MHD population. We aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors for HTLV-1 infection among MHD patients in the city of Salvador-Bahia, Brazil.