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Aetiology of viral hepatitis among jaundiced patients presenting to a tertiary hospital in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Viral hepatitis continues to play significant role in causing morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from the few population based studies available, not many have investigated the burden of these viruses in jaundiced patients. Among the few studies, hepatitis E is the leas...

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Autores principales:	Owusu, Michael, Bonney, Joseph Kofi, Annan, Augustina Angelina, Mawuli, Gifty, Okyere, Kennedy, Mutocheluh, Mohamed, Aryeequaye, Juliana, Adjei, Nicholas Kwabena, Afihene, Mary, Spangenberg, Kathryn, Sylverken, Justice, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Drosten, Christian, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw
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/PMC6135398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30208084 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203699

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