| prevalence of hiv-1, hiv-2 and htlv antibody, in fortaleza, ceara, brazil, 1993-1994. | to evaluate the respective part of hiv-1, hiv-2, and human t lymphotropic virus (htlv) infection in fortaleza, the principal city of the ceara state (northeast of brazil), a cross-sectional seroepidemiological survey was conducted from july 1993 to february 1994 in 6 selected groups: pregnant women, tuberculosis (tb) patients, sexually transmitted disease (std) patients, female and male commercial sex workers (csws) and prisoners. sera were screened by mixt hiv-1/hiv-2 commercial enzyme immunoas ... | 1996 | 8894828 |
| western blot seroindeterminate individuals for human t-lymphotropic virus i/ii (htlv-i/ii) in fortaleza (brazil): a serological and molecular diagnostic and epidemiological approach. | how to handle western blot (wb) seroindeterminate individuals for human t-lymphotropic virus 1/2 (htlv-1/2) constitutes a challenge for blood banks and families. we made a cross-sectional study of 191 enzyme linked immunoassay (eia) reactive individuals from the hematological center (hemoce) of fortaleza (brazil), examining their serological (wb) and molecular (pcr) diagnosis, and demographic profiles, as well as a possible association of their condition with other infectious pathologies and ris ... | 2003 | 14499043 |
| factors related to hiv/tuberculosis coinfection in a brazilian reference hospital. | infection with both human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and mycobacterium tuberculosis is currently the world's leading cause of death due to infectious agents. we evaluated factors related to the development of tuberculosis (tb) in hiv-infected patients who were being treated at an infectious diseases hospital in fortaleza, ceará, brazil. from january 2004 to december 2005, we made an epidemiological study through the analysis of the medical records of 171 patients, who were diagnosed as having ... | 2008 | 19030726 |