Title |
HHV-8 seroprevalence: a global view
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Published in |
Systematic Reviews, February 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/2046-4053-3-11 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Eliane Rohner, Natascha Wyss, Sven Trelle, Sam M Mbulaiteye, Matthias Egger, Urban Novak, Marcel Zwahlen, Julia Bohlius |
Abstract |
Human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is the underlying infectious cause of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and other proliferative diseases; that is, primary effusion lymphoma and multicentric Castleman disease. In regions with high HHV-8 seroprevalence in the general population, KS accounts for a major burden of disease. Outside these endemic regions, HHV-8 prevalence is high in men who have sex with men (MSM) and in migrants from endemic regions. We aim to conduct a systematic literature review and meta-analysis in order 1) to define the global distribution of HHV-8 seroprevalence (primary objective) and 2) to identify risk factors for HHV-8 infection, with a focus on HIV status (secondary objective). |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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El Salvador | 1 | 50% |
Spain | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Mozambique | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Malawi | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Argentina | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 158 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 24 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 22 | 13% |
Researcher | 16 | 10% |
Other | 12 | 7% |
Other | 31 | 19% |
Unknown | 35 | 21% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 58 | 36% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 10% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 8% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 8 | 5% |
Social Sciences | 7 | 4% |
Other | 19 | 12% |
Unknown | 42 | 26% |