| seroepidemiology of human t-cell lymphotropic virus 1 infection in hemodialysis patients: should we be concerned about it? | human t-cell lymphotropic virus 1 (htlv1) is a lymphotropic virus which can be transmitted through unprotected sexual activity, breast feeding, and blood transfusion. although most of htlv1-infected individuals remain asymptomatic carriers, 1% to 5% and 3% to 5% develop adult t-cell leukemia and htlv1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis, respectively. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of htlv1 infection in hemodialysis patients in sari and ghaemshahr. this cros ... | 2013 | 23689148 |