Article
Molecular characterization of hepatitis E virus in patients with acute hepatitis in Venezuela.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2012
García Cristina Gutiérrez, Sánchez Doneyla, Villalba Maria Caridad Montalvo, Pujol Flor Helene, de Los Ángeles Rodríguez Lay Licel, Pinto Belquis, Chacón Elsa Patricia, Guzmán Maria Guadalupe
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes a common infection in developing countries. HEV infection occurs as outbreaks, as sporadic clinical cases and as large epidemics in endemic areas. The objective of this study was to determine the presence of HEV infection in patients with clinical suspicion of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, referred to the Instituto Nacional de Higiene "Rafael Rangel" in Venezuela. Seventy-four...
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