Seroprevalence of Human Herpesvirus 8 in Kidney Transplant Recipients in a Single-Center Study From Tunisia
Abstract
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) is a herpesvirus that is always associated with Kaposi sarcoma. An enzyme-linked immunoenzymatic assay was used to detect antibodies to the latent nuclear antigen of HHV8 in kidney transplant patients and kidney transplant candidates from Tunisia. A significantly high HHV8 seroprevalence was documented; 17% of kidney transplant patients and 23% in kidney transplant candidates were seropositive. This is a first report of HHV8 in Tunisia.Downloads
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2012-01-04
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SPECIAL REPORT | Transplantation
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Seroprevalence of Human Herpesvirus 8 in Kidney Transplant Recipients in a Single-Center Study From Tunisia. (2012). Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 6(1), 14-16. https://www.ijkd.org/index.php/ijkd/article/view/588