Prevalence of infection by HHV-8, HIV, HCV and HBV among pregnant women in Burkina Faso [2]

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 78-80

  Simpore, Jacques ^a,c   Granato, Marisa ^b   Santarelli, Roberta ^b   Nsme, Rostand Aba'A ^c   Coluzzi, Mario ^b   Pietra, Virginio ^a   Pignatelli, Salvatore ^a   Bere, Augustin ^a   Faggioni, Alberto ^b   Angeloni, Antonio ^b  

^a Medical Center Saint Camille   (Burkina Faso)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; BLOOD SAMPLING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION RATE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURKINA FASO; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 3543117866     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.06.001     Document Type: Letter

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