Patients with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) have a human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) load higher than
patients without KS and present a CD8+ T-cell activation with production of Th1-type …

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as 'Kaposi's sarcoma-associated
herpesvirus'(KSHV), was first identified in 1994 [1]. Its discovery is a good example of how …

BACKGROUND: As part of assessing the possibility of transfusion transmission of human
herpesvirus 8 (HHV‐8 or Kaposi's sarcoma‐associated herpesvirus), HHV‐8 …

Background Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), the causal agent of Kaposi's sarcoma, is
transmitted sexually among homosexual men, but little is known of its transmission among …

ABSTRACT Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma,
primary effusion lymphoma, and some forms of multicentric Castleman's disease. Although …

The safety of cell salvage in obstetrics has been questioned because of the presumed risk of
precipitating amniotic fluid embolism and, to a lesser extent, maternal alloimmunisation. For …

Since the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV also referred to as HHV-8,
human herpesvirus-8) was discovered it has been shown that the virus is associated with all …

Objective: To identify immunologic and virologic predictors of AIDS-associated Kaposi's
sarcoma (KS). Design: Nested case–control analysis of KS risk in a cohort of 132 HIV …

Three new human herpesviruses have been recognised in the past decade, and add further
to our knowledge of human diseases with potential viral aetiologies. These viruses can be …

Abstract In 1994, Chang and Moore reported on the latest of the gammaherpesviruses to
infect humans, human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)[1]. This novel herpesvirus has and continues …