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Relationship of Kaposi Sarcoma (KS)-Associated Herpesvirus Viremia and KS Disease in Zimbabwe.
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Clinical Infectious Diseases . 5/1/2003, Vol. 36 Issue 9, p1144. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- The relationship between Kaposi sarcoma--associated herpesvirus (KSHV) viremia and KS disease was investigated in 500 subjects who received treatment in Harare, Zimbabwe. Subjects were grouped by results of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 serological tests, KS diagnosis, and KS clinical stage. The plasma KSHV DNA concentration was associated with concomitant KS and HIV-1 infection (AIDS-KS; P < .001) and AIDS-KS clinical stage (P = .01). Plasma KSHV DNA levels were greater in AIDS-KS than in matched HIV-1-seronegative KS (P = .04). The plasma KSHV DNA level was not associated with age, sex, systemic symptoms, or CD4[SUP+] lymphocyte count. Plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cell KSHV DNA concentrations were linearly related (r[SUP2] = .44; P < .001), and the nucleotide sequence of the K1 gene highly variable region was identical in both compartments. These findings provide evidence that KSHV viremia is common in advanced AIDS-KS in Zimbabwe and suggest a relationship between KSHV lytic replication and untreated HIV-1 infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *KAPOSI'S sarcoma
*HIV
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10584838
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9632461