TY - JOUR
T1 - High seroprevalence of antibodies to human herpesvirus-8 in Egyptian children
T2 - Evidence of nonsexual transmission
AU - Andreoni, Massimo
AU - El-Sawaf, Gamal
AU - Rezza, Giovanni
AU - Ensoli, Barbara
AU - Nicastri, Emanuele
AU - Ventura, Laura
AU - Ercoli, Lucia
AU - Sarmati, Loredana
AU - Rocchi, Giovanni
PY - 1999/3/3
Y1 - 1999/3/3
N2 - Background: In western countries, human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) appears to be transmitted mainly by sexual contact. To evaluate the role of other transmission routes, especially in developing countries, we estimated the seroprevalence of HHV-8 in Egyptian children, who, if seropositive, would have acquired the virus through a nonsexual route. Methods: Sera from 196 children (
AB - Background: In western countries, human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) appears to be transmitted mainly by sexual contact. To evaluate the role of other transmission routes, especially in developing countries, we estimated the seroprevalence of HHV-8 in Egyptian children, who, if seropositive, would have acquired the virus through a nonsexual route. Methods: Sera from 196 children (
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10070947
AN - SCOPUS:0033518888
VL - 91
SP - 465
EP - 469
JO - Journal of the National Cancer Institute
JF - Journal of the National Cancer Institute
SN - 0027-8874
IS - 5
ER -