Table 2.
Summary of the demographic and clinical characteristics of the HTLV-1 and −2 cases observed during follow-up.
| HTLV-1 Cases | HTLV-2 Cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ( N :38/46) | (N: 8/46) | ||
| AC | SP | AC | |
| 29/38 (76.3%) | 9/38 (23.7%) | 8/8 (100%) | |
| Age (median) | 44 years (IQR = 40–51) | 46 years (IQR = 31–52) | 46 (IQR = 40–52) |
| Sex | 18/29 (62%) women | 5/9 (55.5%) women | 6/8 (75%) women |
| Birthplace | 3 endemic area of Argentina (Salta, Santiago del Estero) | 3 non-endemic area of Argentina. | 1 endemic area of Argentina (Chaco) |
| 17 non-endemic area of Argenttina | 7 non-endemic area of Argentina | ||
| 9 endemic area outside Argentina (Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia and Rep. Dominicana) | 6 endemic area outside Argentina (Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia and Rep. Dominicana) | ||
| Coinfection | 1 Chagas disease | 2 HAM/TSP coinfected with HIV, HBV and HCV | 1 HIV |
| 1 HAM/TSP coinfected with TB and syphilis | |||
| 1 HAM/TSP with Chagas disease | |||
| HTLV-1 pVL (median) | 4.75 log10 HTLV-1 copies /106PBMCs | 5.25 log10 HTLV-1 copies /106PBMCs | Not Aplicable |
| (IQR 4.08-5.07) | (IQR: 4.65-5.82) | ||
AC, asymptomatic carriers; SP, symptomatic carriers; HTLV-1 pVL, HTLV-1 proviral load; TB, tuberculosis; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; HCV, heaptitis C virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; PBMC, peripheral mononuclear cells; IQR, interquartile range.