Infection with human herpesvirus type 8 and Kaposi's sarcoma in Sardinia

Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-42

  Serraino, D ^a,b   Cerimele, D ^c   Piselli, P ^b   Aztori, L ^d   Farchi, F ^e   Carletti, F ^b   Navarra, A ^b   Masala, M V ^c   Rezza, G ^e  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA, KAPOSI;

EID: 33646010992     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-006-5025-8     Document Type: Article

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