Evidence for the presence of autochthonous (locally acquired) cases of acute hepatitis E virus infections in Italy since the 80s

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 348-350

  Stroffolini, Tommaso ^a   Rapicetta, Maria ^b   Chionne, Paola ^b   Esvan, Rozenn ^a   Madonna, Elisabetta ^b   Lombardo, Flavia ^b   Toccaceli, Fabrizio ^a   Pisani, Giulio ^b   Ciccaglione, Annarita ^b   Bortolotti, Flavia ^c  

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute infection; Epidemiology; HCV; Hepatitis E; HEV; Italy

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; ITALY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; COHORT ANALYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME FACTOR; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929516016     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.03.012     Document Type: Article

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