title: Survey for the presence and distribution of human herpesvirus 8 in healthy brain.
abstract: Brain tissues from both sides of the cerebellum and frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes were collected postmortem from 30 patients for human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) detection by PCR. Overall, 42 of 300 (14.0%) samples were positive, with similar rates for each position. Nineteen patients (63.3%) were positive and showed a significant increase in positivity with age (P = 0.007). The results indicate a neuroinvasive and neuropersistent potential of HHV-8.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China. paulkschan@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001344:Autopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral