Autochthonous infections with hepatitis E virus genotype 4, France

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1361-1364

  Colson, Philippe ^a   Romanet, Pauline ^a   Moal, Valérie ^b   Borentain, Patrick ^b   Purgus, Raj ^b   Benezech, Alban ^b   Motte, Anne ^a   Gérolami, René ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SWINE; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84864433812     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1808.111827     Document Type: Article

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