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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Sridhar, Siddharth ; Cheng, Vincent C.C. ; Wong, Shuk-Ching ; Yip, Cyril C.Y. ; Wu, Shusheng ; ... More +
Sridhar, Siddharth ; Cheng, Vincent C.C. ; Wong, Shuk-Ching ; Yip, Cyril C.Y. ; Wu, Shusheng ; Lo, Anthony W.I. ; Leung, Kit-Hang ; Mak, Winger W.N. ; Cai, Jianpiao ; Li, Xin ; Chan, Jasper F.W. ; Lau, Susanna K.P. ; Woo, Patrick C.Y. ; Lai, Wai-Ming ; Kwan, Tze-Hoi ; Au, Timmy W.K. ; Lo, Chung-Mau ; Wong, Sally C.Y. ; Yuen, Kwok-Yung Less -
Description:
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 4 (HEV-4) is an emerging cause of acute hepatitis in China. Less is known about the clinical characteristics and natural history of HEV-4 than HEV genotype 3 infections in immunocompromised patients. We report transmission of HEV-4 from a deceased organ donor to 5 transplant recipients. The donor had been viremic but HEV IgM and IgG seronegative, and liver function test results were within reference ranges. After a mean of 52 days after transplantation, hepatitis developed in all 5 recipients; in the liver graft recipient, disease was severe and with progressive portal hypertension. Despite reduced immunosuppression, all HEV-4 infections progressed to persistent hepatitis. Four patients received ribavirin and showed evidence of response after 2 months. This study highlights the role of organ donation in HEV transmission, provides additional data on the natural history of HEV-4 infection, and points out differences between genotype 3 and 4 infections in immunocompromised patients.
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Adult Aged Child Disease Outbreaks Female Genotype* Hepatitis E/diagnosis Hepatitis E/epidemiology Hepatitis E/history Hepatitis E/virology Hepatitis E Virus History, 21st Century Humans Immunohistochemistry Male Middle Aged Molecular Typing Organ Transplantation Phylogeny Sequence Analysis, DNA Serologic Tests Synopsis Tissue Donors
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 25(3):425-433
Pubmed ID:
30789146
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6390757
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Hong Kong ; China
Hong Kong ; China Less -
Location:
Asia
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76660/cdc_76660_DS1.pdf
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