Title of article
Duration of viraemia and faecal viral excretion in acute hepatitis E
Author/Authors
Rakesh Aggarwal، نويسنده , , Dinesh Kini، نويسنده , , Sunil Sofat، نويسنده , , Subhash Chandra Naik، نويسنده , , Krzysztof Krawczynski، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2000
Pages
2
From page
1081
To page
1082
Abstract
Data on duration of viral excretion and viraemia during hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection are limited. We tested serial stool and serum samples from 20 patients with acute hepatitis E for HEV RNA. Faecal excretion and viraemia in these patients were found to be short lived. In 19 patients, all samples obtained after biochemical resolution of hepatitis tested negative; in the remaining patient, HEV RNA was detected in the serum samples but not in stool after biochemical resolution. Long-term persistence of HEV in body fluids of infected individuals seems to be an unlikely reservoir for transmission of HEV.
Journal title
The Lancet
Serial Year
2000
Journal title
The Lancet
Record number
553109
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