Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus infection among volunteer blood donors in Central Brazil()

A cross-sectional study was carried out in the Hematology and Hemotherapy Institute of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Hemosul) to evaluate the seroprevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) exposure among volunteer blood donors in Central Brazil. Two-hundred fifty samples from the bior...

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Autores principales: Weis-Torres, Sabrina Moreira dos Santos, França, Adriana de Oliveira, Granato, Celso, Passarini, Amanda, Motta-Castro, Ana Rita Coimbra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9387457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35487275
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2022.102350
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Sumario:A cross-sectional study was carried out in the Hematology and Hemotherapy Institute of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Hemosul) to evaluate the seroprevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) exposure among volunteer blood donors in Central Brazil. Two-hundred fifty samples from the biorepository were tested for anti-HEV IgG and IgM using the Wantai HEV ELISA test. The seroprevalence of HEV exposure was 6.4% (95% CI: 3.9–10.2). Being born in another state of Brazil, mainly in the Southeast and South regions, was associated with a higher risk of HEV exposure (p < 0.001).

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