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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1805.111712
Personal Author:
Pas, Suzan D. ; de Man, Rob A. ; Mulders, Claudia ; Balk, Aggie H.M.M. ; van Hal, Peter T.W. ; ... More +
Pas, Suzan D. ; de Man, Rob A. ; Mulders, Claudia ; Balk, Aggie H.M.M. ; van Hal, Peter T.W. ; Weimar, Willem ; Koopmans, Marion P.G. ; Osterhaus, Albert D.M.E. ; van der Eijk, Annemiek A. Less -
Description:
We screened 1,200 living heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant recipients for hepatitis E virus infection by reverse transcription PCR. In 12 (1%) patients, hepatitis E virus infection was identified; in 11 patients, chronic infection developed. This immunocompromised population is at risk for hepatitis E virus infection.
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Dispatch
Genotype
Heart Transplant
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E Virus
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Infection
Kidney Transplant
Liver Transplant
Lung Transplant
Molecular Sequence Data
Organ Transplantation
Phylogeny
Solid Organ Transplant
The Netherlands
Viral Proteins
Viruses

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 18(5):869-872.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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