Abstract
We tested 2655 Peruvian men who have sex with men for the presence of retroviral infection. Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was detected in 48 (1.8%) of the patients, HTLV-2 was detected in 28 (1.1%), and HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 were both detected in 5 (0.2%). Human immunodeficiency virus infection was detected in 329 (12.4%) of the patients; 24 (7.3%) had HTLV coinfection. Risk factors for HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection varied with sexual role.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 112-117 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jul 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |