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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection, Rural Egypt

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
To determine whether human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is associated with schistosomal and hepatitis C virus infections in Egypt, we surveyed 965 rural household participants who had been tested for HHV-8 and schistosomal infection (seroprevalence 14.2% and 68.
Sam M. Mbulaiteye, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Bryan Dolan, Victor C.W. Tsang, John Noh, Nabiel N.H. Mikhail, Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, Mohamed Hashem, Denise Whitby, G. Thomas Strickland, James J. Goedert   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Herpesvirus and Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy in Chinese Children: An Epidemiological and Clinical Analysis

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the possible association between adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) and herpesviral infections in children, and to examine correlations between specific viral detection and clinical characteristics. Methods We enrolled 43 children aged 3–14 years with ATH (mean age 76.56 ± 25.65 months; 31 boys).
Ting‐Ting Ji, Miao Fan, Dan Yu, Xin Ni, Xiao‐Dan Li, Xin‐Yu Wang, Lu Lu, Wen Su, Li‐Xing Tang, Wei Zhang, Xiao Xiao, Yang Han, Lin Mei, Sheng‐Cai Wang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

HHV-6 DNA results in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and endometrial biopsies.

, 2016
HHV-6 DNA results in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and endometrial biopsies.
Silvia Bolzani (3159759), Antonella Rotola (441846), Elisabetta Caselli (304287), Roberto Marci (311640), Roberta Rizzo (304289), Valentina Gentili (2244499), Daria Bortolotti (3159762), Giuseppe Lo Monte (3159756), Dario Di Luca (304297)   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Predictors of seropositivity for human herpesvirus type 8 in patients with mild cirrhosisHHV-8 and mild cirrhosis

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2017
The high seroprevalence of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) in moderate or severe cirrhotics appears to be associated with male sex, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, alcoholism, and disease severity.
Kuo-Chih Tseng, Ming-Nan Lin, Tang-Yuan Chu, Jen-Pi Tsai, Cheng-Chuan Su   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nomenclature on Immune‐Mediated Drug Reactions: An EAACI Position Paper

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past several decades, there have been significant advances in our understanding of both immunological and pharmacological mechanisms of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Immune‐mediated drug reactions (IMDRs) represent a small proportion of ADRs and are caused by a pathological activation of the immune system or inflammatory pathways ...
Maria J. Torres, Cristobalina Mayorga, Elizabeth J. Phillips, Adriana Ariza, Annick Barbaud, Patrizia Bonadonna, Mariana Castells, Gülfem Çelik, Knut Brockow, Lene H. Garvey, Inmaculada Doña, Jean‐Christoph Caubet, Francesca Mori, Jason Trubiano, Giorgia Marta, Antonino Romano, Ingrid Terreehorst, Asli Gelincik, Philip H. Li, Vito Sabato   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

HHV-8 infection in patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2001
The aims of the present study were to determine the prevalence of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) in HIV-positive Brazilian patients with (HIV+/KS+) and without Kaposi's sarcoma (HIV+/KS-) using PCR and immunofluorescence assays, to assess its ...
Keller R., Zago A., Viana M.C., Bourboulia D., Desgranges C., Casseb J., Moura W.V., Dietze R., Collandre H.   +8 more
doaj  

Illness in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department After International Travel: A 10‐Year Retrospective Analysis From the University Hospital of Helsinki, Finland

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim We characterized infections after international travel and identified predictors of severe infection to refine management. Methods We conducted a retrospective cross‐sectional analysis of children aged 0–18 years presenting to Helsinki University Hospital Emergency Department within 90 days of international travel between January 1, 2015 ...
Tuula Pelkonen, Svetlana Vakkilainen
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of human Herpes Virus-8 infection in Iranian cirrhotic patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation: A cross-sectional analysis

New Microbes and New Infections
Background: Human Herpes Virus 8 (HHV-8) is involved in autoimmunity. However, its association with advanced liver disease has not been fully explained.
Javad Moayedi, Ava Hashempour, Zahra Musavi, Farzaneh Ghasabi, Nastaran Khodadad, Mohamad Ali Davarpanah, Ali Hasanshahi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

KSHV/HHV-8 and HIV infection in Kaposi's sarcoma development

Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2007
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a highly and abnormally vascularized tumor-like lesion affecting the skin, lymphnodes and viscera, which develops from early inflammatory stages of patch/plaque to late, nodular tumors composed predominant of spindle cells (SC ...
P. Pyakurel, F. Pak, A. Mwakigonja, E. Kaaya, P. Biberfeld   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Asymptomatic Violaceous Papules of the Penis in a Patient With HIV

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Jhon Edwin Rodríguez‐Vásquez, Gadwyn Sánchez‐Félix, Joseph Luigi Arzapalo‐Benavides, Adeliza Mariely Manrique‐Vera, Reynaldo Alberto Pomar‐Morante, Celia Betzabet Moisés‐Alfaro   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source