Human Herpesvirus 8: Seroprevalence and Correlates in Prostitutes in Mombasa, Kenya
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Human herpesvirus 8: seroprevalence and correlates in prostitutes in Mombasa, Kenya.
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection is very prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, but the role of sexual transmission has not been well characterized. HHV-8 seroprevalence and correlates were evaluated in a cohort of female prostitutes in Mombasa, Kenya. Between February 1993 and January 2000, stored plasma samples taken from 736 women were tested, by whole-virus ELISA assay, for the presence of H...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0022-1899,1537-6613
DOI: 10.1086/367703