Evidence for horizontal and not vertical transmission of human herpesvirus 8 in children born to human immunodeficiency virus-infected mothers

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 795-799

  Hermione Lyall, E G ^a   Patton, Gillian S ^a   Sheldon, Julie ^c   Stainsby, Chris ^a   Mullen, Jane ^b   O'Shea, Siobhan ^b   Smith, Nicola A ^b   De Ruiter, Annemiek ^b   Mcclure, Myra O ^a   Schulz, Thomas F ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Human herpesvirus 8; Human immunodeficiency virus; Mothers; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERPES; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 0345411425     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199909000-00010     Document Type: Article

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