2008
Herpesvirus prevalence and viral load in healthy blood donors by quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction
Hudnall SD, Chen T, Allison P, Tyring SK, Heath A. Herpesvirus prevalence and viral load in healthy blood donors by quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction. Transfusion 2008, 48: 1180-1187. PMID: 18422852, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01685.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpstein-Barr virusVaricella-zoster virusHealthy adult blood donorsAdult blood donorsBlood donorsHHV-6Human herpesvirusesViral loadHHV-7Primary infectionDonor samplesMedian viral loadHHV-6 DNAHealthy blood donorsHHV-8 DNAViral DNA loadReal-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionHerpes simplex virus 1Single-donor samplesSimplex virus 1Polymerase chain reaction assaysReal-time polymerase chain reaction assaysTransfusion recipientsActive infection
2003
Human herpesvirus 8 seroprevalence and viral load in healthy adult blood donors
Hudnall SD, Chen T, Rady P, Tyring S, Allison P. Human herpesvirus 8 seroprevalence and viral load in healthy adult blood donors. Transfusion 2003, 43: 85-90. PMID: 12519435, DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00272.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHHV-8 seroprevalenceBlood donorsDonor bloodPrimary effusion B-cell lymphomaABO blood group BHigh HHV-8 seroprevalenceHuman herpesvirus 8 seroprevalenceLatent HHV-8 antigensHealthy adult blood donorsBlood donor unitsBuffy coat DNAHHV-8 antigensHHV-8 ORF26HHV-8 viremiaSensitive indirect immunofluorescenceGeometric mean titersAdult blood donorsHHV-8 antibodiesHHV-8 DNABlood-borne virusesHuman herpesvirus 8B-cell lymphomaBlood group BDonor blood samplesHuman tumor virus
1998
Detection of human herpesvirus-8 DNA in Kaposi’s sarcomas from iatrogenically immunosuppressed patients
Rady P, Hodak E, Yen A, Memar O, Trattner A, Feinmesser M, David M, Hudnall S, Tyring S. Detection of human herpesvirus-8 DNA in Kaposi’s sarcomas from iatrogenically immunosuppressed patients. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 1998, 38: 429-437. PMID: 9520025, DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70501-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKaposi's sarcomaHHV-8Polymerase chain reactionHHV-8 DNA detectionImmunosuppressed organ transplant patientsHuman herpesvirus 8 DNAOpen reading frame 26Different primary diseasesHHV-8 sequencesIatrogenic Kaposi's sarcomaOrgan transplant patientsHHV-8 DNAClassic Kaposi's sarcomaEndemic Kaposi's sarcomaFrame 26Nontransplant patientsImmunosuppressive therapyTransplant patientsAIDS-KSPrimary diseaseBiopsy specimensHigh prevalencePatientsNew herpesvirusSarcoma