Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) antibodies in women from São Paulo, Brazil: association with behavioral factors and Kaposi's sarcoma

BACKGROUND: With the spread of AIDS, many HIV-infected women have been diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), especially in Africa. Since the discovery of a novel herpesvirus as the causative agent of KS (human herpesvirus 8 - HHV-8) several seroepidemiological studies have been conducted to identify...

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Hauptverfasser:	Caterino-de-Araujo Adele, Santos-Fortuna Elizabeth de los, Carbone Paulo Henrique Lage, Cibella Sandra Elisa Lopes, Moreira Abdiel Aparecido
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Elsevier 2003-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Schlagworte:	Human herpesvirus - 8 (HHV-8) anti-lytic and anti-latent antibodies HHV-8 infection in women HHV-8 in HIV-1 infected women HHV-8 seroprevalence HHV-8 infection Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)
Online-Zugang:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000600007
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