Infection with human herpes virus type 8 in an area at high prevalence for hepatitis C virus infection in southern Italy

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 268-270

  Montella, M ^a,b   Serraino, D ^c   Crispo, A ^a   Romano, N ^d   Fusco, M ^b   Goedert, J J ^e  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Cancer Registry (RTP)   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co infection; Hepatitis C virus; Human herpesvirus type 8; Prevalence; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; INFECTION RATE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 2442690508     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2004.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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