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Sero-prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis E virus infection among pregnant women in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus is an emerging infection in Africa with poor maternal and foetal outcomes. There is scanty data on the sero-prevalence of HEV infection among pregnant women in Ghana. This study highlighted the prevalence and risk factors associated with HEV infection among pregnant wom...

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Autores principales:	Obiri-Yeboah, Dorcas, Asante Awuku, Yaw, Adu, Joseph, Pappoe, Faustina, Obboh, Evans, Nsiah, Paul, Amoako-Sakyi, Daniel, Simpore, Jacques
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5784989/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29370271 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191685

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