title: Co-infection with HIV-I and HTLV-I/II In Intravenous Drug Users in Suburban New York City, With Comparison to Other Geographic Areas.
abstract: Co-infection with human T-lymphotropic virus types I or II (HTLV-I or -II) may be a cofactor in the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We assessed the frequency of simultaneous infection with these retroviruses among intravenous drug users from Westchester County, N.Y., a suburb of New York City. Comparison was made with similar studies in the United States and Europe.
authors.affiliation: a Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Wormser
authors.affiliation: b Centre for Infectious Diseases Centres for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.affiliation: b Centre for Infectious Diseases Centres for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.affiliation: a Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forseter
authors.affiliation: a Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.affiliation: a Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Nadelman
keywords: HIV; HTLV-1 HTLV-2; IV. drug users; New York City