Seroprevalence of HHV-8 infection in the pediatric population of two university hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 381-383

  Avelleira, João Carlos Regazzi ^a,b,c   Lupi, Omar ^a,b   Caterino de Araujo, Adele ^a,b   de los Santos Fortuna, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33645549152     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02523.x     Document Type: Article

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