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IgG antibody response demonstrates inverse correlation with viral load in Bangladeshi women with acute hepatitis E virus genotype 1 infection.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Mar 2021
Sultana Rosy, Islam Md Tarikul, Bhuyan Golam Sarower, Sarker Suprovath Kumar, Noor Farjana Akther, Hossain Mohabbat, Rashid Mamunur, Rahmat Redwan, Zaman K, Begum Mst Noorjahan, Hassan Zahid, Karim Muhammad Manjurul, Qadri Firdausi, Mannoor Kaiissar
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To determine IgG immune responses and hepatitis E virus (HEV) viral load, and to explore the associations with pregnancy. METHODS: A total of 121 HEV-infected women (57 pregnant, 64 non-pregnant) were analysed. Quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) was done for 78 HEV IgM-positive patients to determine viral load, and Sanger sequencing was performed for 62 HEV-RNA-positive patients to...
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