A Study of HHA-8 Seroprevalence in Korean Health Care Workers / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 246-247, 2008.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-721604
ABSTRACT
HHV-8 virus is known to be associated with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in HIV seropositive patients and its seroprevalence has geographic difference. In South Korea, incidence of KS is low not only in general population but also in HIV patients compared to other countries. It is speculated that low seroprevalence of HHV-8 has contributed to the low incidence of KS in South Korea. We examined the seroprevalence of anti HHV-8 IgG of HIV seronegative health care workers in one University hospital. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was used for diagnosis. One person (0.6%, 1/164) was seropositive, six were equivocal (3.7%, 6/164) and 157 people were seronegative (95.73%, 157/164). This study revealed that seroprevalence of HHV-8 in general population was low in South Korea. Further studies are needed to be carried out to evaluate the low HHV-8 seroprevalence in Korea.
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Assunto principal:
Sarcoma de Kaposi
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Vírus
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Imunoglobulina G
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Estudos Soroepidemiológicos
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Incidência
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HIV
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Herpesvirus Humano 8
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Atenção à Saúde
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República da Coreia
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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