Comparative prevalence of plasma human herpesvirus 8 DNA in sexual contact and intravenous injection routes of HIV transmission

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 428-430

  Lin, Cheng Wen ^a,b   Chang, Chun Pin ^a   Wu, Fang Yang ^a   Liu, Chao Li ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

HIV; Human herpesvirus 8; Transmission model

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PLASMA; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 41049087208     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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