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Diagnostic performance of selected commercial HEV IgM and IgG ELISAs for immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Dec 2013
Pas Suzan D, Streefkerk Roel H R A, Pronk Mark, de Man Robert A, Beersma Matthias F, Osterhaus Albert D M E, van der Eijk Annemiek A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 is recognised as an emerging pathogen in industrialised countries. The currently commercially available HEV-specific enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are primarily designed for the detection of antibodies against genotypes 1 (Burma) and 2 (Mexico) and may not sensitively detect HEV genotypes 3 or 4. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the analytical...
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