Molecular evidence of patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis E virus in a hematology ward

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 373-374

  Mansuy, Jean Michel ^a   Huynh, Anne ^a   Abravanel, Florence ^a   Recher, Christian ^a   Peron, Jean Marie ^a   Izopet, Jacques ^a  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FECES; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; PLASMA; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 58749107677     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/595893     Document Type: Letter

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