Anti-hepatitis E virus antibody prevalence in French expatriate workers

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2013, Pages e1082-e1084

  Vernier, Mireille ^a   Rossi Tamisier, Morgane ^a   Richet, Hervé ^a   Brouqui, Philippe ^a   Parola, Philippe ^a   Bouamri, Yanis ^a   Colson, Philippe ^a   Gautret, Philippe ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Expatriate; France; Hepatitis E virus; Serological assay; Seroprevalence; Workers

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROPREVALENCE;

EXPATRIATE; FRANCE; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; SEROLOGICAL ASSAY; SEROPREVALENCE; WORKERS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885385018     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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