| sexual transmission of human t-lymphotropic virus type i in peruvian prostitutes. | the epidemiology of htlv-i infection in female prostitutes was studied in a survey of 395 prostitutes from callao, peru (the port city of lima), 72 prostitutes from iquitos, peru (another port city on the amazon river), and 510 prenatal clinic patients from lima. prostitutes reported a mean of 8.8 years (range, 1-39 years) of active prostitution and a mean of 205 sexual contacts during the month prior to the study. the percentage of prostitutes with htlv-i antibody (21.8%) was significantly high ... | 1992 | 1402830 |
| quantitative assessment of subclinical spasticity in human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i infection. | to compare human t-cell lymphotrophic virus type i (htlv-i) seropositive and seronegative women for symptoms and signs of spasticity. | 1999 | 10430431 |
| the changing epidemiology of human t-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection in peruvian female sex workers, 1993-2010. | human t-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (htlv-1) was the first human retrovirus to be reported and is associated with neoplastic, neurological, autoimmune, and infectious complications. htlv-1 is endemic in peru, with the highest prevalence reported among commercial sex workers. seroprevalence data collected from peruvian female sex workers (fsws) working in callao over three study periods between 1993 and 2010 were used to examine the secular trend in htlv-1 prevalence. between 1993 and 2010, th ... | 2017 | 27879458 |