Retroviral Infection in Peruvian Men Who Have Sex with Men

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2009-07, Vol.49 (1), p.112-117
Hauptverfasser:	La Rosa, Alberto M., Zunt, Joseph R., Peinado, Jesus, Lama, Javier R., Ton, Thanh G. N., Suarez, Luis, Pun, Monica, Cabezas, Cesar, Sanchez, Jorge
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Brief Reports Comorbidity Gays & lesbians HIV HIV infections HIV Infections - epidemiology Homosexuality, Male HTLV-I Infections - epidemiology HTLV-II Infections - epidemiology Human herpesvirus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus Human T lymphotropic virus 1 Human T lymphotropic virus 2 Humans Infections Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Men Peru - epidemiology Prevalence Risk factors Sexually transmitted diseases STD Syphilis T cell receptors T lymphocytes Viruses Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/599609