High Prevalence of Hepatitis E Virus spezifc IgG-Antibodies in liver transplant recipients in the northern part of Germany
R Günther, H Vollbrecht, V Kataev, T Bielefeld, A Köpke, L Langeloh, D Bröring, V Kravtsunov, F Braun · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2011 · Heft 01
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is known to run a self-limited course in immunocompetent individuals. Recently, cases of chronic hepatitis E have been identified in solid organ transplanted recipients. The prevalence of HEV infection after transplantation, however, is unknown. We studied the HEV Parameters (IgG, IgM, Genotype) in a cohort of 80 adult liver transplant recipients (50 male, 30 female)Anti-HEV IgG and IgM were investigated with a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit (Abbott Laboratories, Abbot Park, IL) according to the manufacturer´s instruction. The ELISA result was confirmed by immu…
