Open AccessIncreased seroprevalence of human herpes virus-8 in renal transplant recipients in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Alhussein J. Alzahrani,
ElHarith A. ElHarith,
Jutta Milzer,
Obeid E. Obeid,
Manfred Stuhrmann,
Adel Aldayel,
Eltayeb A. Mohamed,
Siddig Al-Egail,
Majid Daoud,
Ayub Ali Chowdhury,
Adnane Guella,
Ibrahim Al-Oraifi,
Thomas F. Schulz
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfi058
Subject(s) - medicine , seroprevalence , sarcoma , renal transplant , incidence (geometry) , kaposi's sarcoma , transplantation , kidney transplantation , immunology , antibody , serology , pathology , human herpesvirus , physics , optics
Human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) is a herpes virus that is always associated with Kaposi's sarcoma. Previous studies suggested a high rate of Kaposi's sarcoma in renal transplant patients in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HHV-8 in Saudi renal transplant recipients and healthy controls.
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