Title of article
Seroprevalence of Human Herpesvirus 8 in Kidney Transplant Recipients in a Single-Center Study From Tunisia
Author/Authors
Lahlaoui, Hella Hôpital Militaire de Tunis - Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Tunisia , Niija, Hbiba Hôpital Militaire de Tunis - Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Tunisia , Ben Moussa, Mohamed Hôpital Militaire de Tunis - Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Tunisia
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14
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16
Abstract
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) is a herpesvirus that is always associated with Kaposi sarcoma. An enzyme-linked immunoenzymatic assay was used to detect antibodies to the latent nuclear antigen of HHV8 in kidney transplant patients and kidney transplant candidates from Tunisia. A significantly high HHV8 seroprevalence was documented; 17% of kidney transplant patients and 23% in kidney transplant candidates were seropositive. This is a first report of HHV8 in Tunisia.
Keywords
human herpesvirus 8 , Kaposi sarcoma , kidney transplantation , Tunisia
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases (IJKD)
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases (IJKD)
Record number
2669867
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