Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence among schistosomiasis patients in Northeastern Brazil
Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) can cause chronic infection with rapid progression to liver cirrhosis in immunocompromised patients. HEV seroprevalence in patients with Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil is unknown. We evaluated the prevalence of past or present HEV infection in schistosomiasis patie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701630037X |