| human t-cell lymphotropic virus in patients infected with hiv-1: molecular epidemiology and risk factors for transmission in piaui, northeastern brazil. | this study aimed to describe the epidemiological, immunological and molecular features of infection by the human t-lymphotropic virus-1/2 (htlv-1/2) in individuals with hiv-1 in an urban area of piaui state, brazil. exclusion criteria included patients under 18 years of age, pregnant women or amerindians. of 805 individuals analyzed by the serological method (elisa) for the detection of anti-htlv-1/2, 18 (2.24%) were positive, but only 13 (1.61%) were confirmed by pcr. the rflp analysis revealed ... | 2012 | 23016526 |