Asymmetrical transmission of human herpesvirus 8 among spouses of patients with Kaposi sarcoma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 540-545

  Dupuy, A ^a,b   Schulz, T ^c   Chevret, S ^a,b   Agbalika, F ^a,b   Pellet, C ^d   Janier, M ^b   Dupin, N ^a,e   Verola O ^a,b   Calvo, F ^a,b,d   Lebbe C ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

Horizontal disease transmission; Human herpesvirus 8; Kaposi sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SPOUSE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; SPOUSES;

EID: 60449092470     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08966.x     Document Type: Article

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