Hepatitis E Virus seroprevalence and chronic infections in patients with HIV, Switzerland
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BORIS DOI
Date of Publication
2011
Publication Type
Article
Division/Institute
Contributor
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 |
Series
Emerging infectious diseases
ISSN or ISBN (if monograph)
1080-6040
Publisher
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
Language
English
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.
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