Retroviral Infections in Peruvian Men Who Have Sex With Men

We tested 2,655 Peruvian MSM for retroviral infection: HTLV-1 was detected in 48 (1.8%), HTLV-2 in 28 (1.1%), and HTLV-1 and -2 in 5 (0.2%); HIV infection was detected in 329 (12.4 %); 24 (7.3%) were coinfected with HTLV. Risk factors for HTLV-1 and -2 varied with sexual role.

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Main Authors: La Rosa, Alberto M., Zunt, Joseph R., Peinado, Jesus, Lama, Javier R., Ton, Thanh G.N., Suarez, Luis, Pun, Monica, Cabezas, Cesar, Sanchez, Jorge
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2770590/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19480577
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1086/599609
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