TABLE 1.

Comparison of antibody reactivities to orf 65.2 protein (determined by ELISA) and to latent HHV-8 antigens (determined by IFA)

ELISA result	No. (%) of sera with IFA result:
	Patients with KS			Patients with lymphoproliferative diseases
	Positive	Negative	Total	Positive	Negative	Total
Positive	21	3	24 (92)	1	0	1 (3)
Negative	2	0	2 (8)	1	33	34 (97)
Total	23 (88)	3 (12)	26 (100)	2 (6)	33 (94)	35 (100)