66
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Short Reports

Human herpes virus type 8 seroprevalence in pregnant women in Geneva, Switzerland

, , , , , & show all
Pages 183-185 | Received 12 Feb 2010, Accepted 01 Mar 2010, Published online: 23 Jun 2010

References

  • Lisco A, Barbierato M, Fiore JR, Gasperini P, Favia A, Volpe A, Chironna M, Pastore G, Chiecco-Bianchi L, Calabrò ML. Pregnancy and human herpesvirus 8 reactivation in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected women. J Clin Microbiol 2006;44:3863–3871.
  • Brayfield BP, Phiri S, Kankasa C, Muyanga J, Mantina H, Kwenda G, West JT, Bhat G, Marx DB, Klaskala W, et al Postnatal human herpesvirus 8 and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in mothers and infants from Zambia. J Infect Dis 2003;187:559–568.
  • Plancoulaine S, Abel L, van Beveren M, Tregouet DA, Joubert M, Tortevoye P, de The G, Gessain A. Human herpesvirus 8 transmission from mother to child and between siblings in an endemic population. Lancet 2000;356:1062–1065.
  • Collenberg E, Ouedraogo T, Ganame J, Fickenscher H, Kynast-Wolf G, Becher H, Kouyaté B, Kräusslich HG, Sangaré L, Tebit DM. Seroprevalence of six different viruses among pregnant women and blood donors in rural and urban Burkina Faso: a comparative analysis. J Med Virol 2006;78:683–692.
  • Klaskala W, Brayfield BP, Kankasa C, Bhat G, West JT, Mitchell CD, Wood C. Epidemiological characteristics of human herpesvirus-8 infection in a large population of antenatal women in Zambia. J Med Virol 2005;75:93–100.
  • Simpore J, Granato M, Santarelli R, Nsme RA, Coluzzi M, Pietra V, Pignatelli S, Bere A, Faggioni A, Angeloni A. Prevalence of infection by HHV-8, HIV, HCV and HBV among pregnant women in Burkina Faso. J Clin Virol 2004;31:78–80.
  • Fiore JR, Volpe A, Tosatti MA, De Valentin L, Favia A, Chironna M, Lisco A, Vimercati A, Angaarano G, Chieco-Bianchi L, et al High seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) in HIV-1-infected pregnant women of Southeastern Italy: association with injection drug use and hepatitis C virus infection. J Med Virol 2004;72:656–660.
  • Lam LL, Pau CP, Dollard SC, Pellett PE, Spira TJ. Highly sensitive assay for human herpesvirus 8 antibodies that uses a multiple antigenic peptide derived from open reading frame K8.1. J Clin Microbiol 2002;40:325–329.
  • Pau CP, Lam LL, Spira TJ, Black JB, Stewart JA, Pellett PE, Respess RA. Mapping and serodiagnostic application of a dominant epitope within the human herpesvirus 8 ORF 65-encoded protein. J Clin Microbiol 1998;36:1574–1577.
  • Regamey N, Cathomas G, Schwager M, Wernli M, Harr T, Erb P. High human herpesvirus 8 seroprevalence in the homosexual population in Switzerland. J Clin Microbiol 1998;36:1784–1786.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.