Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence and Chronic Infections in Patients with HIV, Switzerland

We screened 735 HIV-infected patients in Switzerland with unexplained alanine aminotransferase elevation for hepatitis E virus (HEV) immunoglobulin G. Although HEV seroprevalence in this population is low (2.6%), HEV RNA can persist in patients with low CD4 cell counts. Findings suggest chronic HEV...

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Autores principales: Kenfak-Foguena, Alain, Schöni-Affolter, Franziska, Bürgisser, Philippe, Witteck, Andrea, Darling, Katharine E.A., Kovari, Helen, Kaiser, Laurent, Evison, John-Marc, Elzi, Luigia, De La Fuente, Vanina Gurtner, Jost, Josef, Moradpour, Darius, Abravanel, Florence, Izopet, Jacques, Cavassini, Matthias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21749774
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1706.101067

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21749774
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1706.101067

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