Survey for the presence and distribution of human herpesvirus 8 in healthybrain

Authors
Chan, PKS Ng, HK Cheung, JLK Cheng, AF
Citation
Pks. Chan et al., Survey for the presence and distribution of human herpesvirus 8 in healthybrain, J CLIN MICR, 38(7), 2000, pp. 2772-2773
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2772 - 2773
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200007)38:7<2772:SFTPAD>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Brain tissues from both sides of the cerebellum and frontal, temporal, pari etal, and occipital lobes were collected postmortem from 30 patients for hu man herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) detection by PCR. Overall, 42 of 300 (14.0%) samp les were positive, with similar rates for each position. Nineteen patients (63.3%) were positive and showed a significant increase in positivity with age (P = 0.007), The results indicate a neuroinvasive and neuropersistent p otential of HHV-8.