International Journal of Infectious Diseases Hepatitis C virus and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 co-infection: impact on liver disease, virological markers, and neurological outcomes Otávio M. Espíndola, Alexandre G. Vizzoni, Elisabeth Lampe, Maria José Andrada-Serpa, Abelardo Q.C. Araújo, Ana Claudia C. Leite International Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 57, Pages 116-122 (April 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.01.037 Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 HTLV-1 proviral load and HCV viral load levels. (A) HCV viral load in serum, expressed as log10 IU/ml; bars represent mean values. (B) HTLV-1 proviral load, shown as the number of HTLV-1-infected cells per 100 peripheral blood leukocytes; bars represent the median. (C) HTLV-1 proviral load data for patients with single HTLV-1 infection and co-infected with HCV are shown according to neurological status. AC, asymptomatic carrier; HAM/TSP, HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis; PN, peripheral neuropathy; INB, isolated neurogenic bladder; n.s., non-significant; ***p<0.001. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2017 57, 116-122DOI: (10.1016/j.ijid.2017.01.037) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell counts. Absolute cell counts per cubic millimeter are shown according to the study groups: HCV/HTLV-1, HCV, and HTLV-1; bars represent the median. *p<0.05; **p<0.01. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2017 57, 116-122DOI: (10.1016/j.ijid.2017.01.037) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions