Detection of human herpesvirus 8 by quantitative polymerase chain reaction: development and standardisation of methods

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), the aetiological agent of Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), multicentric Castleman’s disease (MCD), and primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is rare in Australia, but endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, parts of South-east As...

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Main Authors: Speicher David J, Johnson Newell W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/210