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Relationship of Kaposi sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus viremia and KS disease in Zimbabwe.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12715309     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The relationship between Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) viremia and KS disease was investigated in 500 subjects who received treatment in Harare, Zimbabwe. Subjects were grouped by results of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 serological tests, KS diagnosis, and KS clinical stage. The plasma KSHV DNA concentration was associated with concomitant KS and HIV-1 infection (AIDS-KS; P<.001) and AIDS-KS clinical stage (P=.01). Plasma KSHV DNA levels were greater in AIDS-KS than in matched HIV-1-seronegative KS (P=.04). The plasma KSHV DNA level was not associated with age, sex, systemic symptoms, or CD4+ lymphocyte count. Plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cell KSHV DNA concentrations were linearly related (r2=.44; P<.001), and the nucleotide sequence of the K1 gene highly variable region was identical in both compartments. These findings provide evidence that KSHV viremia is common in advanced AIDS-KS in Zimbabwe and suggest a relationship between KSHV lytic replication and untreated HIV-1 infection.
Authors:
Thomas B Campbell; Margaret Borok; Irene E White; Ivy Gudza; Buxton Ndemera; Albert Taziwa; Adriana Weinberg; Lovemore Gwanzura
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.     Date:  2003-04-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America     Volume:  36     ISSN:  1537-6591     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Infect. Dis.     Publication Date:  2003 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-04-25     Completed Date:  2003-05-01     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9203213     Medline TA:  Clin Infect Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1144-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
DNA, Viral / analysis
Endemic Diseases
Female
Genetic Variation
Herpesvirus 8, Human / genetics,  isolation & purification*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sarcoma, Kaposi / blood,  complications*
Viremia / blood,  complications*
Zimbabwe / epidemiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA79389/CA/NCI NIH HHS; TW0123/TW/FIC NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA, Viral

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