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. 2022 Mar 14;106(5):1333-1335.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0702. Online ahead of print.

Prevalence of HTLV-I Infection and Its Association with Tuberculosis among Patients at an Urban Clinic in Haiti

Kathleen F Walsh  1   2 , Myung Hee Lee  1 , Josef A Brejt  2 , Mary J Reust  1 , Marc Jean Juste  3 , Genevieve Hilaire  3 , Jean William Pape  1   4   3 , Serena Koenig  5 , Kathryn Dupnik  1   4
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Prevalence of HTLV-I Infection and Its Association with Tuberculosis among Patients at an Urban Clinic in Haiti

Kathleen F Walsh et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. .

Abstract

This retrospective case-control study examined the prevalence of HTLV-I and its association with tuberculosis among urban clinic patients in Haiti. Prevalence of HTLV-I among tuberculosis cases was 2.1% and among controls was 2.4%. Prevalence of HLTV-I was higher in females than males (odds ratio [OR] 2.45, P = 0.020). HTLV-I prevalence in those ≥ 50 years was 8.4% compared with 1.3% in those < 50 (OR 6.74, P < 0.001). We found no association between HTLV-I and tuberculosis in this population.

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