Article
Intrahost genetic variability of human herpes virus-8.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2013
Leao Jair Carneiro, de Faria Andreza Barkokebas Santos, Fonseca Déborah Daniela Diniz, Gueiros Luiz Alcino Monteiro, Silva Igor Henrique Morais, Porter Stephen R
Abstract excerpt
Studies were conducted to determine whether HHV-8 hyperactivity could be the consequence of the propensity of the host to multiple HHV-8 infection. The aim of the present work was to investigate HHV-8 intrahost genetic variability. HHV-8 subgenomic DNA was amplified by PCR from patients infected with HIV, health care workers (HCW) and bone marrow transplant recipients (BMT), and from oral lesional tissues of...
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