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Prevalence and predictors of kaposi sarcoma herpes virus seropositivity: a cross-sectional analysis of HIV-infected adults initiating ART in Johannesburg, South Africa

BACKGROUND: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is the most common AIDS-defining tumour in HIV-infected individuals in Africa. Kaposi sarcoma herpes virus (KSHV) infection precedes development of KS. KSHV co-infection may be associated with worse outcomes in HIV disease and elevated KSHV viral load may be an early...

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Autores principales: Maskew, Mhairi, MacPhail, A Patrick, Whitby, Denise, Egger, Matthias, Wallis, Carole L, Fox, Matthew P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3245423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22093140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1750-9378-6-22