Prevalence of human herpesvirus 8 infection in patients undergoing hemodialysis using nested-PCR

Objective: To study the prevalence of HHV-8 infection in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Methods: In this study, blood samples of 89 patients undergoing hemodialysis were collected. DNA was extracted from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and HHV-8 DNA was evaluated by nested-PCR. Results: Of to...

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Main Authors: Somayeh Shokri, Shahab Mahmoudvand, Manoochehr Makvandi, Toran Shahani, Ali Samadi, Heshmatollah Shahbazian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
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Online Access:http://www.jadweb.org/article.asp?issn=2221-6189;year=2019;volume=8;issue=6;spage=250;epage=254;aulast=Shokri