PMID- 29773049
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190709
LR  - 20190709
IS  - 1940-4379 (Electronic)
IS  - 1050-6934 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 2-4
DP  - 2017
TI  - An Update on the Global Epidemic of Human T-Cell Lymphotrophic Virus Type-I 
      (HTLV-I).
PG  - 355-368
LID - 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v27.i2-4.160 [doi]
AB  - Infection with human T-cell lymphotrophic virus-I (HTLV-I) is now a global 
      epidemic, affecting 10 to 20 million people. This virus has been linked to 
      life-threatening, incurable diseases, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), and 
      HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), as well as 
      several chronic illnesses, such as uveitis and dermatitis. The cumulative 
      lifetime risk of developing these incurable diseases is approximately 5% in 
      asymptomatic patients. For operating room personnel performing surgery among 
      patients from high-risk groups, HTLV-I and its associated diseases are presenting 
      an increasing challenge. This report describes its transmission, seroprevalence, 
      treatment, and public health initiatives that must be instituted to prevent the 
      spread of this retrovirus. Coinfection with HTLV-I and human immunodeficiency 
      virus (HIV) has been shown to accelerate the progression of acquired immune 
      deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
FAU - Edlich, Richard
AU  - Edlich R
AD  - Legacy Verified Level I Shock Trauma Center Pediatrics and Adults, Legacy Emanual 
      Hospital; and Plastic Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Emergency Medicine, 
      University of Virginia Health System, USA.
FAU - Hill, Lisa G
AU  - Hill LG
AD  - Plastic Surgery Research Program, University of Virginia Health System, 
      Charlottesville, Virginia.
FAU - Williams, Freddie M
AU  - Williams FM
AD  - Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Long Term Eff Med Implants
JT  - Journal of long-term effects of medical implants
JID - 9110830
MH  - Dermatitis/virology
MH  - *Epidemics
MH  - Global Health
MH  - HTLV-I Infections/*epidemiology/transmission
MH  - *Human T-lymphotropic virus 1
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/prevention & control
MH  - Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell/virology
MH  - Occupational Diseases/prevention & control/virology
MH  - Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic/virology
MH  - Public Health
MH  - Seroepidemiologic Studies
MH  - Uveitis/virology
EDAT- 2017/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 2019/07/10 06:00
CRDT- 2018/05/19 06:00
PHST- 2018/05/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/07/10 06:00 [medline]
AID - 653bafd45309845f,1b889c2e592f466b [pii]
AID - 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v27.i2-4.160 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2017;27(2-4):355-368. doi: 
      10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v27.i2-4.160.