Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence and determinants in various study populations in the Netherlands.
Background The epidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) is not fully understood. In this study, we assessed putative risk factors for HEV seropositivity in various study populations in the Netherlands. Methods Data and samples from five different study populations were analysed: (A) blood donors (n = 5,239), (B) adults reporting a vegetarian life style since the age of 12 years (n = 231), (C) residents of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with different ethnic backgrounds (n = 1,198), (D) men who have sex with men (MSM) (HIV positive and HIV negative) (n = 197), and (E) persons who use drugs (PWUD) (... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 12, p e0208522 (2018) |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Schlagwörter: | Medicine / R / Science / Q |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26803787 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208522 |