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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

São Paulo Medical Journal
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 ...
Paula Renata Lima Machado, Kleber Juvenal Silva Farias, Maira Gabriela Martins Pereira, Patrícia Pereira da Silva de Freitas, Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca   +4 more
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Primary gamma-herpesviral infection in Zambian children

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010
Background HHV-8 is closely related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), but the clinical presentations of these two infections in early childhood are not well understood. Also, it is not known whether infection by one virus correlates with another.
Mitchell Charles D, Kankasa Chipepo, Crabtree Kay L, Brayfield Brad P, Minhas Veenu, Wood Charles   +5 more
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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
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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
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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
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Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) antibodies in women from São Paulo, Brazil: association with behavioral factors and Kaposi's sarcoma

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003
BACKGROUND: With the spread of AIDS, many HIV-infected women have been diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), especially in Africa. Since the discovery of a novel herpesvirus as the causative agent of KS (human herpesvirus 8 - HHV-8) several ...
Caterino-de-Araujo Adele, Santos-Fortuna Elizabeth de los, Carbone Paulo Henrique Lage, Cibella Sandra Elisa Lopes, Moreira Abdiel Aparecido   +4 more
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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
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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
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Post‐Transplant Bendamustine as a Platform for Immune Modulation After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Post‐transplant cyclophosphamide (PT‐CY) remains the standard of care for graft‐versus‐host disease (GvHD) prophylaxis in haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), yet relapse, delayed immune reconstitution, infections, and organ toxicity represent persistent and clinically meaningful limitations.
Megan J. Cracchiolo, Richard J. Simpson, Emmanuel Katsanis   +2 more
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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
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