Prevalence of HHV-8 infections associated with HIV, HBV and HCV in pregnant women in Burkina Faso

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-98

  Simpore, Jacques ^a,b,c   Ilboudo, Denise ^b   Karou, Damintoti ^b   Pietra, Virginio ^a   Granato, Marisa ^d   Esposito, Maria ^e   Santarelli, Roberta ^d   Pignatelli, Salvatore ^a,f   Bere, Augustin ^b   Angeloni, Antonio ^d  

^a Centre Medical Saint Camille (CMSC)   (Burkina Faso)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^f NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; HBV; HCV; HHV 8; HIV

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CENTRAL AFRICA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33644629843     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.93.98     Document Type: Article

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