Prevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus antibodies in French blood donors

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2009-2010

  Boutrouille, Annie ^a   Bakkali Kassimi, Labib ^a   Crucière, Catherine ^a   Pavio, Nicole ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 34250680135     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00235-07     Document Type: Article

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