Retroviral infection in Peruvian men who have sex with men.

Authors :: La Rosa AM
Zunt JR
Peinado J
Lama JR
Ton TG
Suarez L
Pun M
Cabezas C
Sanchez J
Source :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2009 Jul 01; Vol. 49 (1), pp. 112-7.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: We tested 2655 Peruvian men who have sex with men for the presence of retroviral infection. Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was detected in 48 (1.8%) of the patients, HTLV-2 was detected in 28 (1.1%), and HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 were both detected in 5 (0.2%). Human immunodeficiency virus infection was detected in 329 (12.4%) of the patients; 24 (7.3%) had HTLV coinfection. Risk factors for HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection varied with sexual role.

Subjects :: Adolescent
Adult
Comorbidity
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
Peru epidemiology
Prevalence
Young Adult
HIV Infections epidemiology
HTLV-I Infections epidemiology
HTLV-II Infections epidemiology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1537-6591
Volume :: 49
Issue :: 1
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 19480577
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1086/599609