Abstract
We measured human herpesvirus-8 antibodies (K8.1 and orf73 enzyme immunoassays) in 4166 children, aged 6-17 years, in a U.S. cross-sectional survey. Forty-six were K8.1 seropositive (weighted seroprevalence: 1.1%) and 20 were orf73 seropositive (weighted seroprevalence 0.4%). K8.1 seropositivity was associated with asthma (odds ratio: 6.3; 95% confidence interval: 2.4-16.9) and hay fever (3.5; 1.1-11.0), and there were borderline associations with measures of crowding and low socioeconomic status.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 661-664 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2008 |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Asthma
- Children
- Familial clustering
- Hay fever
- HHV-8
- Human herpesvirus 8
- Kaposi sarcomaassociated herpes virus
- KSHV
- Socioeconomic status
- U.S.