Detection and characterization of hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in HIV-infected patients and blood donors from southern Brazil

Detection and characterization of hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in HIV-infected patients and blood donors from southern Brazil

Background: Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 (HEV-3) infection usually causes self-limited acute hepatitis. In immunosuppressed patients, HEV-3 infection can rapidly progress to chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. In southern Brazil, data on HEV seroprevalence are scarce. Methods: Testing for HEV RNA and a...

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Main Authors: Cláudio Moss da Silva, Jaqueline Mendes Oliveira, Raúl Andrés Mendoza-Sassi, Andreza Soriano Figueiredo, Luísa Dias da Mota, Maíba Mikhael Nader, Noemi Rovaris Gardinali, Yohan Britto Kevorkian, Sarah Beatriz Salamene Salvador, Marcelo Alves Pinto, Ana Maria Barral Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219302723

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