Shedding of human herpesvirus 8 in oral and genital secretions from HIV-1-seropositive and -seronegative Kenyan women

J Infect Dis. 2004 Aug 1;190(3):484-8. doi: 10.1086/421466. Epub 2004 Jul 7.

Abstract

Polymerase chain reaction was used to determine the prevalence and correlates of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) in saliva, mouth, cervical, vaginal, plasma, and peripheral-blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples from 174 HHV8-seropositive female prostitutes in Mombasa, Kenya. The prevalence of detection of HHV8 was 32% in saliva samples, 28% in mouth swabs, 4% in cervical swabs, 2.3% in vaginal swabs, 9% in plasma samples, and 18% in PBMC samples. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) seropositivity was associated with detection of HHV8 from any mucosal surface (odds ratio, 2.1 [95% confidence interval, 1.1-4.0]). In HIV-1-seropositive women, there was no association between detection of HHV8 and either CD4 count or HIV-1 viral load.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cervix Uteri / virology
  • Cohort Studies
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • DNA, Viral / blood
  • Female
  • Genitalia, Female / metabolism
  • Genitalia, Female / virology*
  • HIV Seronegativity*
  • HIV Seropositivity / complications*
  • Herpesvirus 8, Human / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 8, Human / immunology
  • Herpesvirus 8, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Kenya / epidemiology
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear / virology
  • Mouth / metabolism
  • Mouth / virology*
  • Prevalence
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Saliva / virology
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / complications
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / virology
  • Sex Work
  • Vagina / virology
  • Virus Shedding*

Substances

  • DNA, Viral