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Войти в исследования DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2004.03.013
Sporadic cases of acute autochthonous hepatitis E in Spain.
Аннотация
BACKGROUND/AIMS: In industrialized countries hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is rare and its diagnosis is difficult because the utility of available tests is not well established.
METHODS
We studied the presence of acute HEV infection markers in a cluster of 11 cases of acute hepatitis with IgG anti-HEV antibodies.
RESULTS
Three cases were confirmed as acute hepatitis E and 8 as presumptive hepatitis E, two as a past HEV infection and one could not be determined. Three different HEV strains were identified in serum from 3 patients. Two strains belonged to genotype 3, the predominant genotype found in local urban sewage and the other strain belonged to genotype 1 and was considered an imported strain.
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings demonstrate the presence of some autochthonous, sporadic acute hepatitis E cases as well as an imported case in our area and the transitory nature of virological and serological markers for HEV.
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Обработка статьи · этапы, ошибки и управление
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История · было → стало
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