Correlates of Human Herpesvirus-8 DNA detection among adults in Italy without Kaposi sarcoma
Author(s) -
Elizabeth E. Brown,
Denise Whitby,
Francesco Vitale,
Paola Cordiali Fei,
Carla Del Carpio,
Vickie Marshall,
Anthony J. Alberg,
Diego Serraino,
Angelo Messina,
Lorenzo Gafà,
James J. Goedert
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyi131
Subject(s) - medicine , immunology , mean corpuscular volume , population , cancer , immunosuppression , immune system , hematocrit , environmental health
The presence of Human Herpesvirus-8 (HHV8) DNA is predictive of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) among patients with HIV-associated or iatrogenic immunosuppression. However, correlates of HHV8-DNA detection in the general population remain undefined.
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