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10670546

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
Laboratory and epidemiologic studies have established human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) as an etiologic agent of Kaposi's sarcoma. With strong evidence linking HHV8 infection with the number of sexual partners among homosexual men, the challenge now is to determine the specific sexual acts associated with HHV8 transmission. Initial studies of specific practices, however, have differed in their conclusions; the paper by Dukers et al. in this issue of the Journal is the first to associate penile-oral intercourse with HHV8 transmission. Many sources of bias may contribute to the conflicting findings of studies reported to date: HHV8 research still lacks an adequately specific and sensitive serologic assay; identification of relevant exposure periods and measurement of sexual practices are imperfect; and sufficient adjustment for confounding is problematic. These numerous potential biases may be particularly important when trying to detect underlying associations that may be of low-order magnitude. The study by Dukers et al. (Am J Epidemiol 2000;151:213-24) is an important contribution to research on HHV8 transmission, but we do not yet know enough about the possible sexual routes of transmission to recommend avoiding any single behavior. For now, the best prevention advice is to reinforce the more general safe sex practices that have been promoted to prevent human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted diseases.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9262
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
151
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
225-9; discussion 230
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Invited commentary: determining specific sexual practices associated with human herpesvirus 8 transmission.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of California, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comment, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't