Table 1

Compilation of select studies investigating the molecular presence of HHV-8 in different tissues and body fluids. KS, HIV+, and HIV- represent three populations at high, medium, and lower risk of HHV-8 infection, respectively.

KS Lesion

Normal Skin

PBMC

Plasma or Sera

Semen

Saliva

Feces

Other

KS+

63/70 (90%)

17/57 (30%)

94/188 (50%)

33/151 (22%)

7/60 (12%)

26/71 (37%)

0/29

HIV+

0/10

22/268 (8.2%)

5/164 (3.0%)

4/57 (7%)

9/87 (10%)

10/228 (4.4)

HIV-

0/1

3/381 (0.8%)

0/218

3/168 (1.8%)

7/108 (6.5%)

10/332(3.0)

Edelman Virology Journal 2005 2:78   doi:10.1186/1743-422X-2-78