Human herpesvirus type 8 DNA sequences in biological samples of HIV-positive and negative individuals in Sicily

AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 607-612

  Viviano, Enza ^a   Vitale, Francesco ^a   Ajello, Francesca ^a   Perna, Anna Maria ^a   Villafrate, Maria Rosaria ^a   Bonura, Filippa ^a   Aricò, Mario ^a   Mazzola, Giovanni ^b   Romano, Nino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Azienda Unita Sanit Locale 6   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human herpesvirus 8; Kaposi's sarcoma; Sexual transmission

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; ITALY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SICILY;

EID: 0031003518     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199705000-00008     Document Type: Article

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