Incidence of Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection among HIV-uninfected individuals at high risk for sexually transmitted infections

Table 2 Seroincidence of HHV-8 infection among 384 individuals repeatedly tested for HIV-1 by exposure group and gender.

	Total cases	Person-years (p-y)	Number of seroconversions	Incidence rate x100/p-y	95% C.I.*
ALL	384	1,193	38	3.2	2.3 – 4.4
M. P. H.	203	564	17	3.0	1.9 – 4.8
Males	167	476	15	3.1	1.9 – 5.1
Females	36	88	2	2.3	0.5 – 9.2
MSM	181	629	21	3.3	2.1 – 5.1

MSM: men who have sex with men; MPH: multiple-partner heterosexuals. * C.I.: confidence intervals.

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