Frequent and Asymptomatic Oropharyngeal Shedding of Human Herpesvirus 8 among Immunocompetent Men

Casper, Corey; M. Krantz, Elizabeth; Selke, Stacy; R. Kuntz, Steven; Wang, Jie; Huang, Meei‐Li; Pauk, John; Corey, Lawrence; Wald, Anna

doi:10.1086/509621

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Frequent and Asymptomatic Oropharyngeal Shedding of Human Herpesvirus 8 among Immunocompetent Men

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • Dec 1, 2006

Authors:

Corey Casper

Elizabeth M. Krantz

Stacy Selke

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the clinical and virologic manifestations of human herpesvirus (HHV)-8 infection in immunocompetent persons in the absence of malignancy. METHODS: A total of 46 human immunodeficiency virus-negative, HHV-8-seropositive men collected saliva daily, and 25 recorded 15 ...

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Saliva

Asymptomatic

Medicine

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