Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands

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 h...

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Autores principales: 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.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22516170
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1805.111712

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22516170
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1805.111712

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