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Journal of Human Lactation
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Prevalence Ratio of HTLV-1 in Nursing Mothers From the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil

Flávia C. F. Pimenta, MD

Department of Pediatric Medicine, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil

Simone Kashima Haddad, PhD

Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

João G. de Medeiros, Filho, MD, PhD

Pediatric Department, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil

Maria José C. Costa, PhD

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brazil

Margareth F. M. Diniz, PhD

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil

Melina P. Fernandes, MS

Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil

Lenisio B. de Araújo, MD

Acute leukemia study group in Brazil, Department of Surgery, CCS, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil

Maria S. Pombo-de-Oliveira, MD, PhD

Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Group at the Divisão de Medicina Experimental, CPq, Instituto Nacional do Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, mpombo{at}inca.gov.br.mspoliveira@hotmail.com

El Virus Linfotrópico Humano de Células T tipo 1 (HTLV-1) fue el primer retrovirus que se encontró como agente causal directo de una enfermedad maligna. La transmisión vertical del HTLV es la vía mas frecuente de contaminación. Este estudio determinó la proporción de prevalencia de infección por HTLV-1 en mujeres lactando. De enero del 2004 a enero del 2005, se tomaron muestras de sangre de 1,033 mujeres lactantes en Paraiba, Brasil para medir los anticuerpos de HTLV con pruebas de ELISA y partículas virales de HTLV-1 confirmadas por reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR). Se detectaron anticuerpos de HTLV-1 en siete mujeres. La proporción de seroprevalencia fue de 0.68% y la secuencia viral de HTLV-1 se confirmó con PCR en dos mujeres. Estos datos preliminares sugieren que se debe introducir una prueba mandatoria antes de comenzar la lactancia y de donar leche en Paraiba-Brasil. Además un programa de conserjería puede ayudar a reducir la proporción de prevalencia de individuos infectados con el HTLV -1 en esta región de Brasil.

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 24, No. 3, 289-292 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0890334408316084
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