Prevalence and associated risk factors for Kaposi’s sarcoma among HIV-positive patients in a referral hospital in Northern Tanzania: a retrospective hospital-based study

Prevalence and associated risk factors for Kaposi’s sarcoma among HIV-positive patients in a referral hospital in Northern Tanzania: a retrospective hospital-based study

Abstract Background Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a multifocal angioproliferative tumor involving blood and lymphatic vessels, caused by Human Herpes Virus-8 (HHV-8). KS is an important AIDS-defining tumor with high prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Tanzania which has high HIV and HHV-8 sero-pr...

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Main Authors: George P. Semango, Renard M. Charles, Consolata I. Swai, Alex Mremi, Patrick Amsi, Tolbert Sonda, Elichilia R. Shao, Daudi R. Mavura, Leo A. B. Joosten, Elingarami Sauli, Mramba Nyindo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
HIV-related Kaposi’s sarcoma
Prevalence
Risk factors
Northern Tanzania
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-5155-2

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