Open AccessHepatitis E in hemodialysis and kidney transplant patients in south-east Italy
Author(s) -
Gaetano Scotto,
Filippo Aucella,
Giuseppe Grandaliano,
Domenico Martinelli,
M Querques,
Antonio Gesuete,
Barbara Infante,
Paolo Delli Carri,
Salvatore Massa,
Giovanna Salatino,
Fabio Bulla,
Vincenzina Fazio
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3266
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis e virus , seroprevalence , population , hemodialysis , dialysis , hepatitis c , kidney transplantation , hepatitis e , nephrology , serology , antibody , transplantation , immunology , gastroenterology , genotype , biology , biochemistry , environmental health , gene
To investigate the serovirological prevalence and clinical features of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in end-stage renal failure patients and in the healthy population.