hepatitis e virus infection in iranian kidney-transplant patients

Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Iranian Kidney-Transplant Patients

Hepatitis E virus infection is an endemic disease in developing and industrialized countries (1),and is responsible for acute and chronic hepatitis. Genotype 1 is more prevalent in developing countries, whereas genotype 3 is more common in developed countries (1). Chronic genotype 3 HEV infection can occur in solid-organ transplant patients (2), hematological patients who receive chemotherapy (...

Author’s Reply: Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Iranian Kidney-Transplant Patients

On behalf of all of the coauthors, I would like to thank Dr. Kamar for his interest in our study. In the letter, Dr. Kamar summarized the most important findings on hepatitis E infection in organ transplant recipients (1), most of whom have relied on the valuable contributions by of Dr. Kamar’s group in France (2-4). In our study, we noted a high seroprevalence of anti-HEV IgG. Almost 30% of tr...

author’s reply: hepatitis e virus infection in iranian kidney-transplant patients

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Patients with Acute Hepatitis Symptoms in Ahvaz, Iran

Background and Aims: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is considered as one of the common causes of acute viral hepatitis in the world, particularly in the developing countries. It also causes fulminant hepatitis in pregnant women. Although HEV infection in Iran is endemic, there are numerous reports of epidemics caused by this infection in this part of the world. This study aimed to determine seropreval...

Hepatitis E Virus Infection: A General Review with a Focus on Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplant Patients

Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a self-limited viral disease that causes acute hepatitis epidemics in developing countries. The common route of transmission for HEV is supposedly fecal-oral. Serological evidence may be unexpectedly found in hemodialysis (HD) patients and kidney transplant recipients. Although the route of HEV transmission is not usually determined in HD subject...

Hepatitis E Virus Infection: A General Review with a Focus on Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplant Patients

Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a self-limited viral disease that causes acute hepatitis epidemics in developing countries. The common route of transmission for HEV is supposedly fecal-oral. Serological evidence may be unexpectedly found in hemodialysis (HD) patients and kidney transplant recipients. Although the route of HEV transmission is not usually determined in HD subject...