Association between Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 and 2 (HTLV 1/2) infection and tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis

Arruda, Sérgio; Loureiro, Camila Marcelino; Almeida, Marcos de Abreu; Mendes, Dayana Santos; Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios; Lapa, José Roberto; Kritski, Afrânio Lineu; Verdonck, Kristien; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Galvão–Castro, Bernardo

doi:10.1186/1742-4690-8-s1-a80

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“…Arruda et al . performed a meta-analysis of the association between HTLV infection and active tuberculosis and yielded an estimated relative risk of 3.25 for the association between HTLV infection and active tuberculosis [ 15 ]. The author suggests that tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis might be considered in HTLV-1 carriers living in tuberculosis endemic areas.…”

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Conference highlights of the 15th international conference on human retrovirology: HTLV and related retroviruses, 4-8 june 2011, Leuven, Gembloux, Belgium

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The June 2011 15th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and Related Viruses marks approximately 30 years since the discovery of HTLV-1. As anticipated, a large number of abstracts were submitted and presented by scientists, new and old to the field of retrovirology, from all five continents. The aim of this review is to distribute the scientific highlights of the presentations as analysed and represented by experts in specific fields of epidemiology, clinical research, immunology, animal models, molecular and cellular biology, and virology.

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