Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is known to run a self-limiting course. Sporadic cases of acute hepatitis due to infection with HEV genotype 3, present in pig populations, are increasingly recognized. Zoonotic transmission seems infrequent. The entity of unexplained chronic hepatitis after liver t
P886 RELEVANCE OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS E IN LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: A REAL-LIFE-SETTING
✍ Scribed by Galante, A.; Pischke, S.; Lang, M.; Lütgehetmann, M.; Polywka, S.; Nashan, B.; Lohse, A.W.; Sterneck, M.
- Book ID
- 122253960
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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