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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2003, p. 2156-2157, Vol. 41, No. 5
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2156-2157.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Risk of Occupational Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection for Health Care Workers

Barbara C. Gärtner,1 Alexandra Kloss,1 Harald Kaul,2 Urban Sester,2 Klaus Roemer,1 Hans Pees,3 Hans Köhler,2 and Nikolaus Mueller-Lantzsch1*

Department of Virology,1 Department of Internal Medicine IV,2 Department of Internal Medicine I, University Homburg/Saar, Homburg/Saar, Germany3

Received 15 November 2002/ Returned for modification 14 December 2002/ Accepted 28 January 2003

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), or Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, is highly prevalent in certain risk groups (human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients, transplant recipients, and patients on hemodialysis). Heath care workers caring for these patients were found to be more frequently infected with HHV-8 than staff caring for other patients (P < 0.01).

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Dept. of Virology, Bldg. 47, University of Saarland Med School, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany. Phone: 49-6841-1623932. Fax: 49-6841-1623980. E-mail: vinmue{at}uniklinik-saarland.de.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2003, p. 2156-2157, Vol. 41, No. 5
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2156-2157.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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