Hepatitis E as a cause of adult hospitalization in Bangladesh: Results from an acute jaundice surveillance study in six tertiary hospitals, 2014-2017.

Hepatitis E as a cause of adult hospitalization in Bangladesh: Results from an acute jaundice surveillance study in six tertiary hospitals, 2014-2017.

In the absence of reliable data on the burden of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in high endemic countries, we established a hospital-based acute jaundice surveillance program in six tertiary hospitals in Bangladesh to estimate the burden of HEV infection among hospitalized acute jaundice patients aged ≥14...

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Main Authors: Repon C Paul, Arifa Nazneen, Kajal C Banik, Shariful Amin Sumon, Kishor K Paul, Arifa Akram, M Salim Uzzaman, Tahir Iqbal, Alexandra Tejada-Strop, Saleem Kamili, Stephen P Luby, Heather F Gidding, Andrew Hayen, Emily S Gurley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007586

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