Seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 infection in Italian HIV-seronegative Kaposi's sarcoma patients and controls
โ Scribed by M. Capuano; P. Cattani; I. Lesnoni La Parola; F. Cerimele; C. Masini; G. Fadda; D. Cerimele
- Book ID
- 118605623
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 129 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0926-9959
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## Background: Dna sequences of human herpesvirus-8 (hhv8) are found in lesions of kaposi's sarcoma (ks). ## Objectives: To verify the hypothesis of the sexual transmission of hhv8 infection. ## Methods: We used the immunoperoxidase assay to study the prevalence of serum antibodies to hhv8-rela
## Abstract The human herpesvirusโ8 (HHVโ8) has been associated with the development of Kaposi's sarcoma. A high incidence of classic Kaposi's sarcoma has been described in Sardinia, an island West of Italy's mainland. Different seroepidemiological analyses have reported that prevalence of HHVโ8 in