| Literature DB >> 25275004 |
Ana Maria Passos-Castilho1, Gilda Porta2, Irene K Miura2, Renata P S Pugliese2, Vera L B Danesi2, Adriana Porta2, Teresa Guimarães2, João Seda2, Eduardo Antunes2, Celso F H Granato3.
Abstract
We describe a case of chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in a 13-year-old female liver transplant recipient with recurrent increased aminotransferase levels and acute cellular rejection. This finding demonstrates that chronic HEV infection can occur and should be further investigated in immunocompromised patients in Latin America.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25275004 PMCID: PMC4313334 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02286-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948