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Prevalence and distribution of HHV-8 in different subpopulations, with and without HIV infection, in Spain
(Prévalence et répartition du virus de l'herpes 8 dans diverses sous-population, avec ou sans infection VIH, en Espagne)
Auteur(s) :
GAMBUS G. ;
BOURBOULIA D. ;
ESTEVE, A. ;
LAHOZ R. ;
RODRIGUEZ, C. ;
BOLAO F. ;
SIRERA G. ;
MUGA R. ;
DEL ROMERO, J. ;
BOSHOFF C. ;
WHITBY D. ;
CASABONA J.
Année :
2001
Page(s) :
1167-1174
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
53
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
IST
;
VIH
;
USAGER
;
VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE
;
SYSTEME IMMUNITAIRE
;
PREVALENCE
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
;
GEOGRAPHIE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
Thésaurus géographique
ESPAGNE
Note générale :
AIDS, 2001, 15, (9), 1167-1174
Note de contenu :
fig. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Objective: To estimate the seroprevalence of HHV-8 in several Spanish subpopulations with different risk levels of acquiring HIV-1 infection and from different geographical regions. Design: Cross-sectional seroprevalence study. Methods: A total of 1 699 serum samples from blood donors (613), children under the age of 12 years (100), injecting drug users (IDU) (382), heterosexuals attending a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic (273) and homosexual men attending a STD clinic or a HIV-based hospital unit (331) were analysed for anti-HHV-8 antibodies. The presence of antibodies against HHV-8 was tested with an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA). A subsample of HHV-8-positive samples was also tested for antibody titre against HHV-8. Results: The overall seroprevalence of antibodies against HHV-8 for the blood donor population was 6.5% (7.0%, in Andalusia, 8.0% in Catalonia and 4.5% in the Basque CountrY). None of the children tested positive for HHV-8. The HHV-8 prevalence was 86.7% in HIV-positive homosexual men and 28.0% in HIV-negative homosexual men (P
Affiliation :
Ctre Epidemiol. Studies on HIV/AIDS (CEESCAT), Hosp. Univ. Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona
Espagne. Spain.
Espagne. Spain.