Hepatitis E Virus seroprevalence and chronic infections in patients with HIV, Switzerland

BORIS DOI
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
21749774
Description
We screened 735 HIV-infected patients in Switzerland with unexplained alanine aminotransferase elevation for hepatitis E virus (HEV) immunoglobulin G. Although HEV seroprevalence in this population is low (2.6%), HEV RNA can persist in patients with low CD4 cell counts. Findings suggest chronic HEV infection should be considered as a cause of persistent alanine aminotransferase elevation.
Date of Publication
2011
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Kenfak-Foguena, Alain
Schöni-Affolter, Franziska
Bürgisser, Phillippe
Witteck, Andrea
Darling, Katharine E A
Kovari, Helen
Kaiser, Laurent
Elzi, Luigia
Gurter-De La Fuente, Vanina
Jost, Josef
Moradpour, Darius
Abravanel, Florence
Izpopet, Jacques
Cavassini, Matthais
Additional Credits
Series
Emerging infectious diseases
Publisher
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
ISSN
1080-6040
Access(Rights)
open.access
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