Serological and molecular retrospective analysis of hepatitis E suspected cases from the Eastern Brazilian Amazon 1993-2014

Serological and molecular retrospective analysis of hepatitis E suspected cases from the Eastern Brazilian Amazon 1993-2014

Abstract INTRODUCTION We evaluated the anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody prevalence and HEV-RNA in archived serum samples of non-A-C hepatitis, or suspected cases of HEV infection from the Eastern Brazilian Amazon from 1993 to 2014. METHODS Serum samples (n = 318) were tested using ELISA and...

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Main Authors: Alex Junior Souza de Souza, Andreza Pinheiro Malheiros, Vânia Pinto Sarmento, Fabricio de Souza Resende, Max Moreira Alves, Heloisa Marceliano Nunes, Manoel do Carmo Pereira Soares, Lilian Rose Marques de Sá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Latin America
HEV
Serology
Molecular biology
Acute hepatitis
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