title: Evidence of preferential female prevalence of HTLV-I associated tropical spastic paraparesis in Bahia-Brazil.
abstract: In order to evaluate the prevalence of HTLV-I infection and its association with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) in Bahia, a Northeastern State of Brazil, CSF and sera from TSP patients and CSF and/or sera from some selected groups of individuals were studied. The results seem to indicate a higher prevalence of HTLV-I infection in women than men with TSP and among individuals of HIV risk groups. Some alterations of routine analysis of CSF can suggest HTLV-I infection in TSP patients.
authors.affiliation: Fundação José Silveira-LCR, Brasil.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Moreno-Carvalho
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Credico
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Galvão-Castro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies