Genotype 4 hepatitis E virus is a cause of chronic hepatitis in renal transplant recipients in Hong Kong

S Sridhar; J F W Chan; D Y H Yap; J L L Teng; C Huang; C C Y Yip; I F N Hung; S C W Tang; S K P Lau; P C Y Woo; K-Y Yuen

doi:10.1111/jvh.12799

Genotype 4 hepatitis E virus is a cause of chronic hepatitis in renal transplant recipients in Hong Kong

J Viral Hepat. 2018 Feb;25(2):209-213. doi: 10.1111/jvh.12799. Epub 2017 Nov 13.

Authors

S Sridhar¹, J F W Chan^{1

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4}, D Y H Yap⁵, J L L Teng^{1

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4}, C Huang¹, C C Y Yip¹, I F N Hung⁵, S C W Tang⁵, S K P Lau^{1

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4}, P C Y Woo^{1

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4}, K-Y Yuen^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
³ Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
⁴ Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 28984015
DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12799

No abstract available

Publication types

Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Antibodies, Viral / blood
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Genotype*
Hepatitis E / drug therapy
Hepatitis E / epidemiology*
Hepatitis E / immunology
Hepatitis E virus / genetics*
Hepatitis E virus / immunology
Hepatitis, Chronic / drug therapy
Hepatitis, Chronic / epidemiology*
Hepatitis, Chronic / virology*
Hong Kong / epidemiology
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunoglobulin M / blood
Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Retrospective Studies
Ribavirin / therapeutic use
Transplant Recipients
Viral Load

Substances

Antibodies, Viral
Antiviral Agents
Immunoglobulin M
Ribavirin