INBIRS 24491
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMEDICAS EN RETROVIRUS Y SIDA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Seroprevalence of hepatitis E in Argentinean blood donors
Autor/es:
DI LELLO FEDERICO; BARTOLI SONIA; GALLI, CLAUDIO; GALLEGO, SANDRA; FLICHMAN DIEGO; ALTER, ADRIANA; RUIZ, ROSÁNGELA; CARRIZO L; MARTINEZ AP; BLEJER JORGELINA; VARGAS, FABIANA; BLANCO, SEBASTIÁN; FERNANDEZ ROBERTO
Revista:
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editorial:
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Referencias:
Lugar: Philadelphia; Año: 2020
ISSN:
0954-691X
Resumen:
Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the main cause of enteric acute viral hepatitis worldwide. In this epidemiological framework, it has become a threat to blood safety and a relevant issue for blood transfusions. However, there is a paucity of data regarding prevalence of HEV infection.The aim of this study was to determine HEV seroprevalence in blood donors from different regions from Argentina.Material and Methods: Serum samples from 391 individuals attending five blood donor centers located at different regions from Argentina were analyzed for anti-HEV IgG and anti-HEV IgM.Results: Overall, anti-HEV IgG was detected in 44 out of 391 (11.3%) samples. HEV prevalence ranged from 5.1 to 20.0% among different country regions. A significant difference in blood donors? age was observed between anti-HEV IgG positive and negative individuals [44 (37-51) vs. 35 (27-43), p
