Acute hepatitis E in south-west France over a 5-year period

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-77

  Mansuy, J M ^a   Abravanel, F ^a,b   Miedouge, M ^a   Mengelle, C ^a   Merviel, C ^a   Dubois, M ^a,b   Kamar, N ^c   Rostaing, L ^a,c   Alric, L ^a   Moreau, J ^c   Peron, J M ^a   Izopet, J ^a,b  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Autochthonous; France; Genotype 3; Hepatitis E; RNA; Subtype 3f

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; RNA, VIRAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849120039     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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