Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma Patient
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection causes acute liver disease, but severe infections are rare in immunocompetent patients. We describe a case of HEV infection in a previously healthy male trauma patient in France who received massive transfusions. Genotyping confirmed HEV in a transfused platelet poo...
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| author | Emmanuelle Loyrion Thibaut Trouve-Buisson Patricia Pouzol Sylvie Larrat Thomas Decaens Jean-Francois Payen |
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| description | Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection causes acute liver disease, but severe infections are rare in immunocompetent patients. We describe a case of HEV infection in a previously healthy male trauma patient in France who received massive transfusions. Genotyping confirmed HEV in a transfused platelet pool and the donor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f433341464848b9b32c56f04a0eefec2022-12-22T01:55:51ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-01-0123114614710.3201/eid2301.160923Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma PatientEmmanuelle LoyrionThibaut Trouve-BuissonPatricia PouzolSylvie LarratThomas DecaensJean-Francois PayenHepatitis E virus (HEV) infection causes acute liver disease, but severe infections are rare in immunocompetent patients. We describe a case of HEV infection in a previously healthy male trauma patient in France who received massive transfusions. Genotyping confirmed HEV in a transfused platelet pool and the donor.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-0923_articlehepatitis E virusplatelet transfusiontraumainjuryHEVopportunistic infection |
| spellingShingle | Emmanuelle Loyrion Thibaut Trouve-Buisson Patricia Pouzol Sylvie Larrat Thomas Decaens Jean-Francois Payen Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma Patient Emerging Infectious Diseases hepatitis E virus platelet transfusion trauma injury HEV opportunistic infection |
| title | Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma Patient |
| title_full | Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma Patient |
| title_fullStr | Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma Patient |
| title_short | Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma Patient |
| title_sort | hepatitis e virus infection after platelet transfusion in an immunocompetent trauma patient |
| topic | hepatitis E virus platelet transfusion trauma injury HEV opportunistic infection |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-0923_article |
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