Permanent URL to this publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.5167/uzh-55556
Kenfak-Foguena, A; Schöni-Affolter, F; Bürgisser, P; Witteck, A; Darling, K E A; Kovari, H; Kaiser, L; Evison, J M; Elzi, L; Gurter-De La Fuente, V; Jost, J; Moradpour, D; Abravanel, F; Izpopet, J; Cavassini, M (2011). Hepatitis E Virus seroprevalence and chronic infections in patients with HIV, Switzerland. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17(6):1074-8.
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Abstract
We screened 735 HIV-infected patients in Switzerland with unexplained alanine aminotransferase elevation for hepatitis E virus (HEV) immunoglobulin G. Although HEV seroprevalence in this population is low (2.6%), HEV RNA can persist in patients with low CD4 cell counts. Findings suggest chronic HEV infection should be considered as a cause of persistent alanine aminotransferase elevation.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
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| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Infectious Diseases |
| DDC: | 610 Medicine & health |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Deposited On: | 21 Jan 2012 20:50 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2012 00:28 |
| Publisher: | National Center for Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.3201/eid1706.101067 |
| Official URL: | http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/6/10-1067_article.htm |
| PubMed ID: | 21749774 |
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