Increasing HEV-RNA detection in the serum of acute HEV-infected immunocompetent patients, with alanine aminotransferase as a biomarker

Infect Dis Now. 2026 May;56(4):105282. doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2026.105282. Epub 2026 May 6.

Authors

Haohui Deng¹, Shuzhen Liang¹, Xiaoting Liang¹, Zhilan Li¹, Jiuxiang Qiu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Disease, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shunde District, Foshan City (Longjiang Hospital of Shunde District, Foshan City), Guangdong Province, China.
² Department of Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Province, China. Electronic address: gz8hqjx@126.com.

PMID: 42103105
DOI: 10.1016/j.idnow.2026.105282

No abstract available

Keywords: Alanine aminotransferase; Hepatitis E virus; Nucleic acid; Timing of detection.

Publication types

Letter