The Incidence of Kaposi Sarcoma Among Injection Drug Users With AIDS in the United States

Some studies report increased prevalence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), the causative agent of Kaposi sarcoma (KS), among injection drug users (IDUs), suggesting that HHV-8 may be transmitted through blood-borne or other exposures common in this population. Since an elevated HHV-8 prevalence in IDU...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2004-10, Vol.37 (2), p.1282-1287
Hauptverfasser:	Atkinson, Jonnae O, Biggar, Robert J, Goedert, James J, Engels, Eric A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adult Aged AIDS AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Disease transmission Drug use Epidemiology Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Health risk assessment Herpes viruses Herpesvirus 8, Human - isolation & purification HIV Infections - complications HIV Infections - immunology Human herpesvirus 8 Human viral diseases Humans Incidence Infections Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Microbiology Middle Aged Miscellaneous Sarcoma, Kaposi - epidemiology Sarcoma, Kaposi - etiology Sarcoma, Kaposi - virology Studies Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications United States - epidemiology Viral diseases Virology
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