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SUBMITTER: Sherman KE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4082745 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sherman K E KE Terrault N N Barin B B Rouster S D SD Shata M T MT
Journal of viral hepatitis 20140428 8
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been reported to cause acute and chronic hepatitis in those with HIV infection and among solid organ transplant recipients in Europe. Limited data indicate that HEV is endemic in the United States, but the prevalence and significance of HEV infection among those with HIV and awaiting solid organ transplantation is unknown. We evaluated anti-HEV IgM and IgG antibodies and HEV RNA in 166 HIV-infected solid organ transplant candidates enrolled in the NIH HIV-Transplant C ...[more]