| human herpes virus 8 infection in kidney transplant patients in belgium. | kaposi sarcoma (ks) may arise as a complication of kidney transplantation. in the saint luc teaching hospital in brussels, patients of both belgian and foreign origin are treated. the prevalence of human herpes virus 8 (hhv-8) infection differs in different geographical settings. we wanted to estimate the background infection rate and the risk of infection in our transplant population: a first step towards evaluating the necessity of hhv-8 screening. | 2000 | 10978405 |