HHV-8 seroprevalence in blood donors and HIV-positive individuals in Shandong area, China

Journal of Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-90

  Mei, Qi ^a   Wei Ming, Zhao ^a   Xiu Ping, Yu ^a   Ji Hui, Jia ^a   Ya Bin, Zhou ^a   Hong, Wang ^a   Juan, Liu ^a   Yi Zhe, Cheng ^a   Wei, Tang ^a   Han, Yu ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD DONORS; CHINA; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 34250159499     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.10.046     Document Type: Letter

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