title: Latent human herpesvirus - 8 (HHV-8) infection in female commercial sex workers from Imbituba, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
abstract: Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection was identified in 6 out of 90 (6.7%) female commercial sex workers from Imbituba, Santa Catarina, and was associated to age. Frequencies of 5.6% of anti-latent and 3.3% of anti-lytic antibodies were detected. Considering non-endemic areas from Brazil, the anti-latent antibodies frequency seems elevated and requires further investigation on referent female population.
authors.affiliation: Immunology Department, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. caterino@ial.sp.gov.br
authors.forename: Adele
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caterino-de-Araujo
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Santos-Fortuna
authors.forename: Mariana Cavalheiro
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Magri
authors.forename: Fabiana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schuelter-Trevisol
authors.forename: Marcos Vinicius
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011477:Sex Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D017735:Virus Latency
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral