Faculty Articles
HTLV-I/II seropositivity and death from AIDS among HIV-1 seropositive intravenous drug users
Publication Title
Lancet
ISSN
0140-6736
Publication Date
6-16-1990
Abstract
In a prospective study of street-recruited intravenous drug users (IVDUs) in Miami, Florida, USA, 107 (46.5%) of 230 IVDUs were infected with HIV-1. Of these HIV-1 seropositive individuals, 23 were also infected with human T-lymphotropic virus type I or II (HTLV-I/II). To test the hypothesis that HTLV-I/II infection has an effect on the survival of HIV-1 seropositive IVDUs, various baseline clinical and laboratory HIV-1 related indices in HTLV-I/II positive and negative groups were compared. Life table analysis and Cox's proportional hazards model were used to estimate the potential effect of HTLV-I/II infection on the survival patterns of people infected with HIV-1. IVDUs infected with both viruses were three times more likely to die from AIDS during follow-up than were those infected with HIV-1 only. This finding suggests that HTLV-I/II seropositivity may adversely affect the clinical outcome of HIV-1 seropositive patients.
Volume
335
Issue
8703
First Page
1439
Last Page
1441
Disciplines
Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy
NSUWorks Citation
Page, J. B.; Lai, S. H.; Chitwood, D. D.; Klimas, Nancy G.; Smith, P. C.; and Fletcher, Mary A., "HTLV-I/II seropositivity and death from AIDS among HIV-1 seropositive intravenous drug users" (1990). Faculty Articles. 476.
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