From the Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda.
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Aug;37(8):e225-e228. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001909.
We investigated associations between Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) seroconversion age and KSHV antibody values in Ugandan children. Every annual delay in KSHV seroconversion age was associated with a reduction of 19% (P < 0.0001) in K8.1 and 27% (P < 0.0001) in ORF73 antibody values at 6 years of age. Early infection may be an important risk factor for KSHV pathogenesis and viral shedding in saliva, leading to transmission.
我们研究了卡波济肉瘤相关疱疹病毒(KSHV)血清转化年龄与乌干达儿童 KSHV 抗体值之间的关系。KSHV 血清转化年龄每延迟一年,6 岁时 K8.1 抗体值降低 19%(P<0.0001),ORF73 抗体值降低 27%(P<0.0001)。早期感染可能是 KSHV 发病机制和唾液中病毒脱落导致传播的一个重要危险因素。