Prevalence trend and correlates of HHV-8 infection in HIV-infected patients

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-299

  Parisi, Saverio Giuseppe ^a   Sarmati, Loredana ^a   Pappagallo, Marilena ^a   Mazzi, Romualdo ^a   Carolo, Giada ^a   Farchi, Francesca ^a   Nicastri, Emanuele ^a   Concia, Ercole ^a   Rezza, Giovanni ^a   Andreoni, Massimo ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

HHV 8 infection; HHV 8 seroprevalence; HIV infection; Kaposi sarcoma

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 0036500261     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200203010-00011     Document Type: Article

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