Hepatitis E Virus: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
; : 130-136, 2019.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
The HEV is a known cause of water-borne outbreaks of acute non-A non-B hepatitis in developing countries, which affects young people and may result in high mortality in pregnant women. In recent decades, however, HEV genotypes 3 and 4 have been known as a cause of sporadic zoonotic infections in older males from swine HEV worldwide. Most acute HEV infections are self-limited. On the other hand, in immunosuppressed patients, including solid organ transplant recipients, chronic HEV infections may exist and progress to liver cirrhosis or decompensation. Therefore, physicians need to recognize HEV as a major pathogen for acute and chronic hepatitis of unknown causes and investigate this disease.
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Main subject:
Swine
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Zoonoses
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Disease Outbreaks
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Mortality
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Hepatitis E virus
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Hepatitis E
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Transplants
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Pregnant Women
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Developing Countries
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Ko
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Year:
2019
Type:
Article