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Extensive oral shedding of human herpesvirus 8 in a renal allograft recipient.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Apr 2009
Al-Otaibi L M, Al-Sulaiman M H, Teo C G, Porter S R
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INTRODUCTION: Studies were conducted to investigate changes in the extent of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) shedding and diversity of HHV-8 strains in the mouth of a renal allograft recipient who developed cutaneous post-transplantation Kaposi's sarcoma. METHODS: Matched oral and blood samples were obtained from a Saudi Arabian renal allograft recipient from 3 days before to 38 weeks after transplantation, and from...
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