Risk of Transfusion-Associated Transmission of Human Herpesvirus 8

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) is spread sexually, but other routes of transmission probably exist. Engels et al discusses whether blood transfusions can transmit HHV8.

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Published inJNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute Vol. 91; no. 20; pp. 1773 - 1775
Main Authors Engels, Eric A., Eastman, Helen, Ablashi, Dharam V., Wilks, Rainford J., Braham, Joy, Manns, Angela
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cary, NC Oxford University Press 20.10.1999
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Blood & organ donations
blood transfusion
Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis
Female
Herpes viruses
Herpesviridae Infections - transmission
Herpesvirus 8, Human
Human herpesvirus 8
Humans
Infections
Kaposi's sarcoma
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Sarcoma, Kaposi - etiology
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Transfusion Reaction
Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy
Infection
Virus
Human
Transfusion
Herpesviridae
Viral disease
Alphaherpesvirinae
Risk
Herpesvirus hominis
Transmission from man to man
Blood
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Summary:Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) is spread sexually, but other routes of transmission probably exist. Engels et al discusses whether blood transfusions can transmit HHV8.
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Correspondence to: Eric A. Engels, M.D., M.P.H., National Institutes of Health, 6120 Executive Blvd., MSC 7248, Bethesda, MD 20822 (e-mail: engelse@exchange.nih.gov).
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DOI:10.1093/jnci/91.20.1773