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Clin Infect Dis
; 44(4): 558-61, 2007 Feb 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17243060
RESUMO
Serum samples from 128 blood donors were tested for antibodies specific for human herpesvirus-8 by an immunofluorescence assay that detects antibodies against mainly lytic antigens. An overall seroprevalence of 56.25% was found (male donors, 54.68%; female donors, 57.11%). These findings indicate that human herpesvirus-8 infection is hyperendemic in Peruvian blood donors.