Prevalência de anticorpos para o herpesvírus humano tipo 8 na população de Belém, Pará, Brasil [PDF]
Serum samples from 497 children and adults inhabiting two neighbourhoods (Guamá and Terra Firme) in Belém, Pará, North Brazil were screened for the presence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) antibody using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. An overall 16.
FREITAS, Maria Rute+2 more
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Análise da variabilidade genética do Herpesvirus 8 humano (HHV-8) em indivíduos infectados por HIV com e sem sarcoma de Kaposi [PDF]
Tânia Regina Tozetto Mendoza
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Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) detected by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in HIV patients with or without Kaposi's sarcoma. An analytic cross-sectional study. [PDF]
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a common neoplastic disease in AIDS patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, with or without KS manifestations and correlate HHV-8 detection with KS staging.
Machado PR+4 more
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Soroprevalencia e epidemiologia molecular do herpesvirus humano 8 (HHV-8) em populações brasileiras
Andréa Mendonça Gusmão Cunha
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Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) and the etiopathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To review the current literature on human herpesvirus 8 with particular attention to the aspects related to the etiopathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The authors searched original research and review articles on specific aspects of human herpesvirus 8 infection, including virology, epidemiology, transmission, diagnosis,
Leão, Jair Carneiro+3 more
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Human Herpesvirus 8 Genotype E in Patients with Kaposi Sarcoma, Peru [PDF]
Pour déterminer les génotypes K1 de l'herpèsvirus humain 8 (HHV-8) chez les patients atteints de sarcome de Kaposi (KS) du Pérou, nous avons caractérisé le HHV-8 dans 25 échantillons de biopsie KS. Nos résultats sur les sous-types 8 A, 1 B, 14 C et 2 E ont montré une grande diversité du HHV-8 chez ces patients et une association entre le génotype E et ...
Olivier Cassar+9 more
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Unusual case of human herpesvirus 8‐positive large B‐cell lymphoma associated with Castleman disease [PDF]
Key Clinical MessageAn overlap between human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) ‐positive diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma and HHV8‐positive germinotropic lymphoproliferative disorder has been proposed. We present a unique Epstein‐Barr virus‐associated case in which features of both conditions were present.
Kirill A. Lyapichev+4 more
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Visceral Kaposi's Sarcoma Related to Human Herpesvirus-8 in Liver Transplant Recipient: Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Background. Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) in transplant recipients is about 400 to 500 times rate in the general population. It is strongly associated to Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) infection which has been found in 95% of KS lesions. The optimal approach to managing posttransplantation KS is to reduce or discontinue immunosuppressive therapy but this strategy
Hafida Benhammane+4 more
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Simultaneous quantification of human herpesvirus 8 DNA by real time PCR in different tissues of HIV infected cuban patients with Kaposi's sarcoma [PDF]
À Cuba, les rapports précédents ont montré une augmentation de l'épidémie de SK, atteignant un total de 120 cas à la fin de 2007, malgré l'utilisation de HAART. Pour évaluer et comparer le rôle des charges virales du virus de l'herpès humain 8 (HHV-8) dans différents compartiments des patients atteints de sarcome de Kaposi lié au sida (KS-SIDA), une ...
Virginia Capó+13 more
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