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| Author(s): |
Passos-Castilho, Ana Maria
[1]
;
Porta, Gilda
[2]
;
Miura, Irene K.
[2]
;
Pugliese, Renata P. S.
[2]
;
Danesi, Vera L. B.
[2]
;
Porta, Adriana
[2]
;
Guimaraes, Teresa
[2]
;
Seda, Joao
[2]
;
Antunes, Eduardo
[2]
;
Granato, Celso F. H.
[1, 3]
Total Authors: 10
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Med, Div Infect Dis, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] AC Camargo Canc Ctr, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Fleury SA Grp, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Journal of Clinical Microbiology; v. 52, n. 12, p. 4425-4427, DEC 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 14 |
| Abstract | |
We describe a case of chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in a 13-year-old female liver transplant recipient with recurrent increased aminotransferase levels and acute cellular rejection. This finding demonstrates that chronic HEV infection can occur and should be further investigated in immunocompromised patients in Latin America. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/22925-3 - Hepatitis e virus infection in immunocompromised patients: detection, viral load determination and molecular characterization |
| Grantee: | Celso Francisco Hernandes Granato |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/03701-0 - Identification of lipidomic markers with diagnostic potential in hepatocellular carcinoma |
| Grantee: | Ana Maria Passos |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |