Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands
We screened 1,200 living heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant recipients for hepatitis E virus infection by reverse transcription PCR. In 12 (1%) patients, hepatitis E virus infection was identified; in 11 patients, chronic infection developed. This immunocompromised population is at risk for hepatitis E virus infection.
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 5, Pp 869-872 (2012) |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Schlagwörter: | hepatitis E / virus / organ transplant / hepatitis E virus / viruses / solid organ transplant / Medicine / R / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26800752 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1805.111712 |