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Hepatitis E virus excretion can be prolonged in patients with hematological malignancies.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Oct 2010
Tavitian Suzanne, Péron Jean-Marie, Huynh Anne, Mansuy Jean-Michel, Ysebaert Loic, Huguet Françoise, Vinel Jean-Pierre, Attal Michel, Izopet Jacques, Récher Christian
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and locally acquired sporadic hepatitis E can occur in Western countries. Chronic hepatitis E virus infections have been recently described in solid organ transplant recipients. There is little data on the evolution of hepatitis E in patients immunocompromised for other reasons. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the...
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