Higher prevalence of antibodies to human herpesvirus 8 in HIV-infected individuals than in the general population in Ghana west Africa

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 362-364

  Nuvor, S V ^a   Katano, H ^a   Ampofo, W K ^b   Barnor, J S ^b   Sata, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; HYDROLASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN READING FRAME; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034750754     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960100517     Document Type: Article

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