Seroprevalence of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus among men who have sex with men in Japan

2013 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 1046-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harutaka Katano ◽  
Yoshiyuki Yokomaku ◽  
Hitomi Fukumoto ◽  
Takayuki Kanno ◽  
Tomoyuki Nakayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kaposi's Sarcoma ◽  
Kaposi’S Sarcoma ◽  
Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Kaposi’S Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus

scholarly journals Awareness of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 1011-1014
Author(s):  
Abigail M. Phillips ◽  
Alison Graves Jones ◽  
Dennis H. Osmond ◽  
Lance M. Pollack ◽  
Joseph A. Catania ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kaposi's Sarcoma ◽  
Kaposi’S Sarcoma ◽  
Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Kaposi’S Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus

scholarly journals Prevalence and correlates of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection in a sample of men who have sex with men in eastern China

2012 ◽  
Vol 141 (9) ◽  
pp. 1823-1830 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. ZHANG ◽  
H. LIN ◽  
V. MINHAS ◽  
W. ZHU ◽  
C. WOOD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kaposi's Sarcoma ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Kaposi’S Sarcoma ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
Anal Sex ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Receptive Anal Sex ◽  
Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Kaposi’S Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus

SUMMARYThis study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and related factors in men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. A total of 208 subjects were recruited from eastern China from 2008 to 2009. Plasma samples were collected and screened for KSHV, HIV and syphilis. Overall, KSHV seroprevalence was 32·7% in the subjects. About 92·7% of subjects reported having ever had anal sex with a man, of whom 67·8% had receptive anal sex and 77·9% had insertive anal sex. About 93·1% of the study participants reported having had oral sex with a man, of whom 76·0% had receptive oral sex and 56·7% had insertive oral sex. KSHV seropositivity was independently associated with receptive anal sex [odds ratio (OR) 2·68, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1·15–6·23], syphilis (OR 3·25, 95% CI 1·56–6·76) and HSV-2 infection (OR 2·40, 95% CI 1·09–5·26). KSHV infection is highly prevalent and is probably sexually transmitted among MSM in eastern China.

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