Open AccessFrequent and Asymptomatic Oropharyngeal Shedding of Human Herpesvirus 8 among Immunocompetent Men
Author(s) -
Corey Casper,
Elizabeth M. Krantz,
Stacy Selke,
Steven R. Kuntz,
Jie Wang,
MeeiLi Huang,
John Pauk,
Lawrence Corey,
Anna Wald
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/509621
Subject(s) - saliva , asymptomatic , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , men who have sex with men , viral shedding , gastroenterology , human herpesvirus 6 , viral disease , immunology , herpesviridae , virology , virus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis
Little is known about the clinical and virologic manifestations of human herpesvirus (HHV)-8 infection in immunocompetent persons in the absence of malignancy.
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