Clinical course and duration of viremia in vertically transmitted hepatitis e virus (HEV) infection in babies born to HEV-infected mothers

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 519-523

  Khuroo, M S ^a,b   Kamili, S ^b,c  

^a Digestive Diseases Centre   (India)

^b SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute viral hepatitis; Fulminant hepatic failure; Hepatitis E virus; Obstetric complications; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIVER ENZYME; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIREMIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD; VIREMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650424477     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2009.01101.x     Document Type: Article

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