Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands
We screened 1,200 living heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant recipients for hepatitis E virus infection by reverse transcription PCR. In 12 (1%) patients, hepatitis E virus infection was identified; in 11 patients, chronic infection developed. This immunocompromised population is at risk for h...
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| author | Suzan D. Pas Rob A. de Man Claudia Mulders Aggie H.M.M. Balk Peter T.W. van Hal Willem Weimar Marion P.G. Koopmans Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus Annemiek A. van der Eijk |
| author_facet | Suzan D. Pas Rob A. de Man Claudia Mulders Aggie H.M.M. Balk Peter T.W. van Hal Willem Weimar Marion P.G. Koopmans Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus Annemiek A. van der Eijk |
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| description | We screened 1,200 living heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant recipients for hepatitis E virus infection by reverse transcription PCR. In 12 (1%) patients, hepatitis E virus infection was identified; in 11 patients, chronic infection developed. This immunocompromised population is at risk for hepatitis E virus infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c418553aac94356b98d3d1cbad7ef012022-12-22T00:34:53ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592012-05-0118586987210.3201/eid1805.111712Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the NetherlandsSuzan D. PasRob A. de ManClaudia MuldersAggie H.M.M. BalkPeter T.W. van HalWillem WeimarMarion P.G. KoopmansAlbert D.M.E. OsterhausAnnemiek A. van der EijkWe screened 1,200 living heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant recipients for hepatitis E virus infection by reverse transcription PCR. In 12 (1%) patients, hepatitis E virus infection was identified; in 11 patients, chronic infection developed. This immunocompromised population is at risk for hepatitis E virus infection.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/5/11-1712_articlehepatitis Evirusorgan transplanthepatitis E virusvirusessolid organ transplant |
| spellingShingle | Suzan D. Pas Rob A. de Man Claudia Mulders Aggie H.M.M. Balk Peter T.W. van Hal Willem Weimar Marion P.G. Koopmans Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus Annemiek A. van der Eijk Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands Emerging Infectious Diseases hepatitis E virus organ transplant hepatitis E virus viruses solid organ transplant |
| title | Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands |
| title_full | Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands |
| title_fullStr | Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands |
| title_short | Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands |
| title_sort | hepatitis e virus infection among solid organ transplant recipients the netherlands |
| topic | hepatitis E virus organ transplant hepatitis E virus viruses solid organ transplant |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/5/11-1712_article |
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