Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Nicastri, Emanuele; Vizza, Carmine Dario; Carletti, Fabrizio; Cicalini, Stefania; Badagliacca, Roberto; ... More +
Nicastri, Emanuele; Vizza, Carmine Dario; Carletti, Fabrizio; Cicalini, Stefania; Badagliacca, Roberto; Poscia, Roberto; Ippolito, Giuseppe; Fedele, Francesco; Petrosillo, Nicola; Less -
Description:
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) antibodies were detected in 1 of 33 patients with pulmonary hypertension (including in 1 of 16 with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension), 5 of 29 with cystic fibrosis, and 3 of 13 with interstitial lung disease. No relationship between HHV-8 infection and pulmonary hypertension was found.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Viral
Cystic Fibrosis
Female
Herpesvirus 8, Human
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Seroepidemiologic Studies

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 11(9):1480-1482.;
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:f9a1cd7d68954c975dd887a2e8fde96169ccce13c0c956f54bc3f321d52c5da5
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