Evidence for Concurrent Epidemics of Human Herpesvirus 8 and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in US Homosexual Men: Rates, Risk Factors, and Relationship to Kaposi's Sarcoma

We examined human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) seroprevalence and seroincidence among 245 homosexual men from New York City (NYC) and Washington, DC (DC) who have been followed since 1982. An immunofluorescence assay measured antibodies to a latent HHV-8 nuclear antigen. Seroprevalence was 20.4% in 1982; s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 1999-10, Vol.180 (4), p.1010-1017
Hauptverfasser:	O'Brien, Thomas R., Kedes, Dean, Ganem, Don, Macrae, Donald R., Rosenberg, Philip S., Molden, Jaime, Goedert, James J.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIDS AIDS/HIV Antibodies Antibodies, Viral - blood Biological and medical sciences Comorbidity District of Columbia Epidemics Epidemiology Follow-Up Studies Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Herpesviridae Infections - epidemiology Herpesviridae Infections - immunology Herpesvirus 8, Human HIV 1 HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - immunology HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology HIV Seropositivity - immunology Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data Human herpesvirus 8 Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human viral diseases Humans Incidence Infections Infectious diseases Kaposi sarcoma Major Articles Male Male homosexuality Medical sciences Men Microbiology New York City - epidemiology Odds Ratio Prevalence Risk Factors Sarcoma, Kaposi - epidemiology Sarcoma, Kaposi - immunology Seroepidemiologic studies Time Factors Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids Virology
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