First detection of hepatitis E virus genotype 3 as a common infectious agent in patients with chronic liver damage in Mexico

First detection of hepatitis E virus genotype 3 as a common infectious agent in patients with chronic liver damage in Mexico

Introduction and Objectives: To characterize the virological features of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in serum from patients exhibiting chronic liver damage. Methods: A data-base of 513 unrelated individuals from West-Mexico with liver-disease determined by clinical and biochemical tests and transient el...

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Main Authors: Oliver Viera-Segura, Mauricio Realpe-Quintero, Arturo Panduro, Sonia Roman, Alexis Jose-Abrego, Karina Gonzalez-Aldaco, Jorge L. Trujillo-Ochoa, Nora A. Fierro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Chronic liver disease
Cirrhosis
HEV-infection
Liver fibrosis
Transient elastography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119300614

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