Preventing HHV-8 transmission and Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) risk prediction and prognostication in resource-poor countries

Preventing HHV-8 transmission and Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) risk prediction and prognostication in resource-poor countries

IFA and ELISA serology tests appeared highly concordant and ELISA showed higher PPV and specificity in detecting anti-HHV-8 antibodies. [...] ELISA might allow affordable HHV-8 screening in resource-poor countries like Tanzania, with most lacking the cell culture and fluorescence microscopy faciliti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infectious agents and cancer 2010-10, Vol.5 (S1), p.A66-A66, Article A66
Hauptverfasser: Mwakigonja, Amos, Pyakurel, Pawan, Pak, Fatemeh, Kokhaei, Parviz, Biberfeld, Peter, Kaaya, Ephata
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:IFA and ELISA serology tests appeared highly concordant and ELISA showed higher PPV and specificity in detecting anti-HHV-8 antibodies. [...] ELISA might allow affordable HHV-8 screening in resource-poor countries like Tanzania, with most lacking the cell culture and fluorescence microscopy facilities needed in IFA.
ISSN:1750-9378
1750-9378
DOI:10.1186/1750-9378-5-S1-A66