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Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 in Colombia: Survey in Patients with Clinical Diagnosis of Viral Hepatitis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Rendon Julio, Hoyos Maria Cristina, di Filippo Diana, Cortes-Mancera Fabian, Mantilla Carolina, Velasquez Maria Mercedes, Sepulveda Maria Elsy, Restrepo Juan Carlos, Jaramillo Sergio, Arbelaez Maria Patricia, Correa Gonzalo, Navas Maria-Cristina
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus is a major cause of outbreaks as well as sporadic hepatitis cases worldwide. The epidemiology of this enterically transmitted infection differs between developing and developed countries. The aims of this study were to describe HEV infection in Colombian patients and to characterize the genotype. METHODS: A prospective study was carried out on 40 patients aged over 15 with a clinical...
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