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Specificity of HTLV screening tests and its impact on health care program costs: The perspective of antenatal screening in Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Brazil ranks first in the number of HTLV-1/-2-infected individuals worldwide. The high morbidity and mortality of HTLV-1-associated diseases, especially following infection in infancy, requires strong action to reduce vertical transmission. METHODS: To facilitate the appraisal of the i...

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Autores principales: Rosadas, Carolina, Caterino-de-Araujo, Adele, Taylor, Graham Philip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8008943/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33681940
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0853-2020