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Isolation of hepatitis E virus genotype 4 from patients with acute cryptogenic hepatitis in Korea.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Apr 2017
Jeong Sook-Hyang, Park Byung-Joo, Kim Yong-Hyun, Choi Yun Suk, Ahn Hee-Seop, Han Sang-Hoon, Choi In-Soo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autochthonous hepatitis E occurs sporadically in developed countries. The consumption of undercooked pork containing hepatitis E virus genotype 3 (HEV-3) or 4 (HEV-4) is the major risk factor for infection. The serological diagnostic kits currently used in hospitals sometimes produce false-negative or -positive results. Therefore, detection of both HEV RNA and antibodies to the virus is required for...
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