IgG antibody response demonstrates inverse correlation with viral load in Bangladeshi women with acute hepatitis E virus genotype 1 infection

IgG antibody response demonstrates inverse correlation with viral load in Bangladeshi women with acute hepatitis E virus genotype 1 infection

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-posi...

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Main Authors: Rosy Sultana, Md Tarikul Islam, Golam Sarower Bhuyan, Suprovath Kumar Sarker, Farjana Akther Noor, Mohabbat Hossain, Mamunur Rashid, Redwan Rahmat, K. Zaman, Mst. Noorjahan Begum, Zahid Hassan, Muhammad Manjurul Karim, Firdausi Qadri, Kaiissar Mannoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis E virus
Log viral copy
IgG
Pregnancy
Antibody index
Avidity index
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221000011

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