Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, France

The rate of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E virus (HEV) in transplant recipients is unknown. We identified 60 HEV-positive solid organ transplant patients and retrospectively assessed their blood transfusions for HEV. Seven of 60 patients received transfusions; 3 received HEV-positive blood prod...

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Main Authors: Sebastien Lhomme, Laurent Bardiaux, Florence Abravanel, Pierre Gallian, Nassim Kamar, Jacques Izopet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/2/16-1094_article