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Low prevalence of human gammaherpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection among HIV-infected pregnant women in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Amanda de O. Lopesa Laboratório de Virologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio De Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
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Lyana R. P. Limaa Laboratório de Virologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio De Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
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Tania R. Tozetto-Mendozab Laboratório de Virologia, LIM52, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilView further author information
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Katrini G. Martinellic Departamento de Medicina Social, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Espírito Santo, BrazilView further author information
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Mariza G. Morgadod Laboratório de AIDS e Imunologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
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José H. Pilottod Laboratório de AIDS e Imunologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;e Hospital Geral de Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
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Vanessa S. de Paulaa Laboratório de Virologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio De Janeiro, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 3458-3461 | Received 21 Jul 2019, Accepted 24 Oct 2019, Published online: 21 Nov 2019

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