Surveillance of human retroviruses in blood samples from patients with hepatitis B and C in São Paulo, Brazil

CONCLUSIONS HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 were confirmed to be prevalent in individuals with HBV and HCV in S ão Paulo; coinfected individuals deserve further clinical and laboratory investigation.
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research