Abstract
Human Herpesvirus 8 in Healthy Blood Donors, Argentina
Highlights
Human Herpesvirus 8 in Healthy Blood Donors, Argentina
Serum samples were routinely tested for hepatitis B and C viruses, HIV, human T-lymphotropic viruses I and II, Treponema pallidum, Brucella spp., and Trypanosoma cruzi; results were used to determine associations between Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) and these agents
Positive immunofluorescence assay results were obtained for 45 (7.79%) of the 577 blood donors; seroprevalence was independent of gender (p = 0.8) and increased with age
Summary
Human Herpesvirus 8 in Healthy Blood Donors, Argentina Few studies have detected viral DNA in blood samples of blood donors from areas with low HHV-8 prevalence [5,6,7]. During January 2000 and December 2002, the Virology Department, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud, “Dr C G.
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