Risk factors for Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV-positive subjects in Uganda.

Risk factors for Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV-positive subjects in Uganda.

BACKGROUND: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is associated epidemiologically with HIV infection and with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8 or KSHV). Both KS and HIV infection are common in Uganda. We conducted a case-control study of 458 HIV-seropositive. Ugandan adults with KS and 568 HIV-seropositive subjects...

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Main Authors: Ziegler, J, Newton, R, Katongole-Mbidde, E, Mbulataiye, S, De Cock, K, Wabinga, H, Mugerwa, J, Katabira, E, Jaffe, H, Parkin, D, Reeves, G, Weiss, R, Beral, V
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1997

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