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Hepatitis E in transfusion‐dependent thalassaemia patients, in Greece: a single centre experience
Author(s) -
Klonizakis P.,
Gioula G.,
Exindari M.,
Apostolou C.,
Kotsiafti A.,
Vlachaki E.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/vox.12572
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis , hepatitis e virus , blood transfusion , disease , thalassemia , hepatitis c , hepatitis e , hepatitis c virus , viral hepatitis , immunology , virus , pediatrics , virology , biology , biochemistry , genotype , gene
Hepatitis E is considered an emerging disease that may be a threat in both developing and industrialized countries all over the world. The risk of chronic hepatitis E virus infection is higher among immunocompromised patients. This study aimed to assess the status of hepatitis E infection in patients with transfusion‐dependent thalassaemia from a single centre, in Greece. Our results suggest that the prevalence of hepatitis E infection in this group of patients is low.