Human herpesvirus-8 antibodies and DNA in HIV-1 infected patients in South Africa

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1125-1129

  Alagiozoglou, L ^a   Morris, L ^a   Bredell, H ^a   Martin, D J ^a   Sitas, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; VIREMIA;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SOUTH AFRICA; VIREMIA;

EID: 1042304240     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268803001146     Document Type: Article

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