Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E in Germany, 2013
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Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E in Germany, 2013.
The reported IgG seroprevalence against hepatitis E virus (HEV) in German blood donations is 6.8%, and HEV RNA detected in 0.08%, but documented evidence for HEV transmission is lacking. We identified two donations from a single donor containing 120 IU HEV RNA/mL plasma and 490 IU/mL. An infectious dose of 7,056 IU HEV RNA was transmitted via apheresis platelets to an immunosuppressed patient w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eurosurveillance
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1560-7917
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.21.20812