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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Rivero-Juarez A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7022260 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Microorganisms 20191226 1
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the major cause of acute hepatitis of viral origin worldwide. Despite its usual course as an asymptomatic self-limited hepatitis, there are highly susceptible populations, such as those with underlying immunosuppression, which could develop chronic hepatitis. In this situation, implementation of therapy is mandatory in the sense to facilitate viral clearance. Currently, there are no specific drugs approved for HEV infection, but ribavirin (RBV), the drug of choice, ...[more]