Publications by authors named "Juan Carlos Celis-Salinas"
Article Synopsis
- - The study reviews the prevalence of Human T-lymphotropic viruses (HTLV) among pregnant women in Central and South America and the Caribbean, finding a significant lack of screening programs in both endemic regions and Western countries with migrant populations.
- - A systematic analysis of 620 studies led to the inclusion of 41, revealing a pooled HTLV-1/2 infection rate of 1.3% among 343,707 participants, with most infections being HTLV-1 and high variance in data.
- - The findings suggest that HTLV-1/2 testing should be made mandatory for pregnant women in the region since its prevalence is higher than that of other routinely screened infections like HIV and hepatitis B.
Screening for Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) in Pregnant Women in the Peruvian Amazon and Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of HTLV Infection in Peru.
José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón Sonia Ortiz-Martínez María-Esteyner Vásquez-Chasnamote Eva de-Miguel-Balsa Olga-Nohelia Gamboa-Paredes Juan Carlos Celis-Salinas
Pathogens
February 2021
. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is responsible for tropical spastic paraparesis and HTLV-1-associated leukemia/lymphoma. The infection is endemic in some areas of Peru, but its prevalence in the Peruvian Amazon is not well established.
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