Prevalence and correlates of human herpesvirus 8 infection among Peruvian men who have sex with men

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 557-562

  Guanira, Juan V ^a   Casper, Corey ^b,c   Lama, Javier R ^a   Morrow, Rhoda ^b,d   Monano, Silvia M ^e   Caballero, Patricia ^f   Suárez, Luis ^g   Whittington, William L H ^b   Wald, Anna ^b   Sanchez, Jorge ^a   Celum, Connie ^a,b  

^a Investigaciones Médicas en Salud ^*  (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Peru   (Peru)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g Perú   (Peru)

Author keywords

HIV; Homosexual men; Human herpesvirus 8; Peru; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PERU; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEROLOGY; ADOLESCENT; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERU; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62749164832     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31818d5bf8     Document Type: Article

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