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Identification of two distinct genotypes of hepatitis E virus in a Japanese patient with acute hepatitis who had not travelled abroad.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Aug 2002
Takahashi Masaharu, Nishizawa Tsutomu, Yoshikawa Akira, Sato Shin, Isoda Norio, Ido Kenichi, Sugano Kentaro, Okamoto Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
Two distinct hepatitis E virus (HEV) isolates, designated HE-JI3 and HE-JI4, were identified in a single patient with acute hepatitis in Japan, who had not travelled abroad. The HEV load of HE-JI3 at admission was 10(2) copies/ml, but that of HE-JI4 was tenfold higher at 10(3) copies/ml. The viraemia of HE-JI4 persisted for up to 16 days from admission, whereas HE-JI3 disappeared at 9 days after admission. The...
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