Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands
- 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
Publication date
May 2012
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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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