TABLE 1.

HHV-8 DNA load (log/ml) for matched plasma and serum samples of 85 AIDS-KS patients

Sample type	No. (%) of patients positive for HHV-8 DNA	HHV-8 DNA load (log/ml)
		Minimum	Median	Maximum	Mean
Either
Serum	43 (51)	1.95	2.89	4.37	2.90
Plasma	42 (49)	2.12	2.70	4.43	2.86
Both
Serum	35 (41)	1.95	2.98	4.37	3.00
Plasma	35 (41)	2.18	2.75	4.43	2.95