Co-infection with HTLV-1 is associated with a shorter survival time for HIV-1-infected patients in Bahia, Brazil.
Co-infection with HTLV-1 reaches 20% among patients infected by HIV-1 in Bahia, Brazil. To evaluate its impact on survival, we conducted a retrospective, case-control study involving 198 patients (63 cases). Co-infection was associated with parenteral exposure (P = 0.0001) and female sex (P = 0.02). Co-infected patients had a shorter mean survival (1849 days) than controls (2430 days, P = 0.001), regardless of sex or baseline CD4 cell count. In Bahia, Brazil, co-infection with HIV-1 and HTLV-1 is associated with a shorter survival time.
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Hospital Universitário Prof Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
Alencar
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Gusmão
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Pedroso
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Pedral-Sampaio
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Badaró
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality*; D015497:HIV-1; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis