Geographical differences in human herpesvirus 8 seroepidemiology: A survey of 1,201 individuals in Asia

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 290-293

  Huang, Li Min ^a   Huang, Shen Yi ^a   Chen, MaoYuan ^a   Chao, MiaoFen ^a   Lu, Chun Yi ^a   Tien, Hwei Fang ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a   Jeang, Kuan Teh ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody; HHV8; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; TAIWAN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0033956862     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(200003)60:3<290::AID-JMV7>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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