Risk Factors for Seropositivity to Kaposi Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus Among Children in Uganda
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Date
2013
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Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Abstract
Determinants of Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV) seropositivity among children living in sub-Saharan African
populations where infection is endemic are not well understood. Local environmental factors, including other infectious agents, may be key.
Within the context of a well-characterized birth cohort, we examined associations between various factors and antibodies against
KSHV, measured in stored plasma samples from 1823 mother–child pairs in Entebbe, Uganda.
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Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, Sub-Saharan Africa, Children, HIV, Kaposi sarcoma
Citation
Wakeham, K., Webb, E. L., Sebina, I., Nalwoga, A., Muhangi, L., Miley, W., ... & Elliott, A. M. (2013). Risk Factors for Seropositivity to Kaposi Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus Among Children in Uganda. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 63(2), 228.