Human herpesvirus-8: Clinical features of an emerging viral pathogen

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-82

  Bhaduri McIntosh, Sumita ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Human herpesvirus 8; Kaposi sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; GERMANY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROPREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD; WESTERN BLOTTING; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI;

EID: 13944262199     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000151367.14455.9c     Document Type: Short Survey

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