Evidence of a higher prevalence of HPV infection in HTLV-1-infected women: a cross-sectional study

INTRODUCTION:HTLV-1 infection increases susceptibility to other infections. Few studies have addressed the co-infection between HPV and HTLV-1 and the immune response involved in this interaction. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cervical HPV infection in HTLV-1-infected wome...

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Main Authors: Sônia Sampaio Lôpo, Paula Matos Oliveira, Iuri Usêda Santana, Geisa Barbosa Pena, Maria Betânia Torrales, Rita Elizabeth Mascarenhas, Bernardo Galvão-Castro, Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000300005&lng=en&tlng=en