Prevalence of hepatitis E virus-specific antibodies in humans with occupational exposure to pigs

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 239-244

  Krumbholz, Andi ^a   Mohn, Ulrich ^b   Lange, Jeannette ^a   Motz, Manfred ^b   Wenzel, Jürgen J ^c   Jilg, Wolfgang ^c   Walther, Mario ^a   Straube, Eberhard ^a   Wutzler, Peter ^a   Zell, Roland ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b MIKROGEN GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genotype; Immunoassay; Seroprevalence; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEAT INSPECTOR; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SLAUGHTERER; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84863475448     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: 14321831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-011-0210-5     Document Type: Article

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