Antibodies to hepatitis E in Portuguese mothers and their newborns

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1377-1378

  Mesquita, J R ^a,b   Conceicao Neto N ^a   Valente Gomes, G ^a   Goncalves G ^a   Nascimento, M S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Autochthonous; HEV; Mothers; Newborns

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; EXPOSURE; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; INFANCY; MOTHER; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PORTUGAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MOTHERS; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 84879185649     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23619     Document Type: Article

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