| Author | Bittencourt, Achilea Candida Lisboa | |
| Author | Dourado, Inês | |
| Author | Bastos Filho, Pedro Paulo | |
| Author | Santos, Magnólia | |
| Author | Valadão, Eliane | |
| Author | Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Júnior | |
| Author | Castro Filho, Bernardo Galvão | |
| Access date | 2014-08-06T18:18:32Z | |
| Available date | 2014-08-06T18:18:32Z | |
| Document date | 2001 | |
| Citation | BITTENCOURT A. L. et al. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection among pregnant women in northeastern Brazil. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, v. 26, n. 5, p. 490-494, 2001. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 1525-4135 | |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/8145 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | pt_BR |
| Title | Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection among pregnant women in northeastern Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | pt_BR |
| Abstract | An evaluation of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection among 6754 pregnant women in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Western blot analysis, and polymerase chain reaction assay found a rate of infection of 0.84% (57 of 6754 women). Epidemiologic and obstetric data on the HTLV-1-positive pregnant women were analyzed and compared with data on a control group of HTLV-1-negative pregnant women. The mean age of the HTLV-1-positive women was 26.2 years. All were seronegative for HIV and syphilis, and only 2 reported a past history of sexually transmitted infection and more than 10 sexual partners. Of the HTLV-1-positive women, 88.5% were breast-fed, 4% were bottle fed, and 7.5% did not know. Six women had received blood transfusions, and only 1 reported intravenous drug use. Fifty-two HTLV-1-positive women could be followed: 45 had full-term deliveries, 5 had premature deliveries, and 2 had abortions. Our results indicate that (1) the frequency of HTLV-1 infection among pregnant women is relatively high in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; (2) maternal infection was probably acquired more frequently through breast-feeding, but the sexual route was certainly the second most important means of transmission; (3) HTLV-1-positive women had a history of eczema-like infections in childhood more frequently than the control group; (4) HTLV-1 infection did not interfere in the course of pregnancy; and (5) no associated congenital infections were observed in the HTLV-1-positive women | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Departamento de Patologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Escola de Medicina. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Institute of Perinatology of Bahia. IPERBA. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Institute of Perinatology of Bahia. IPERBA. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | State Public Health Laboratory of Bahia. LACEN. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório Avançado de Saúde Pública. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório Avançado de Saúde Pública. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Clinical epidemiologic findings of HTLV-1 | pt_BR |
| Subject | HTLV-1- associated infected dermatitis | pt_BR |
| Subject | HTLV-1 transmission | pt_BR |
| Subject | Obstetrics aspects of HTLV-1 infection | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Infecções por HTLV-I/transmissão | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Vírus 1 Linfotrópico T Humano | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Transmissão Vertical de Doença Infecciosa | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/virologia | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Adolescente | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Adulto | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Brasil/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
| DeCS | DNA Viral/sangue | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Feminino | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Anticorpos Anti-HTLV-I/sangue | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Infecções por HTLV-I/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Vírus 1 Linfotrópico T Humano/genética | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Vírus 1 Linfotrópico T Humano/isolamento & purificação | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Humanos | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Recém-Nascido | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Gravidez | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Prevalência | pt_BR |
