Hepatitis E virus infection in HIV-infected persons

To determine whether hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a cause of hepatitis among HIV-infected persons, we evaluated 1985-2009 data for US military beneficiaries. Evidence of acute or prior HEV infection was detected for 7 (4%) and 5 (3%) of 194 HIV-infected persons, respectively. HEV might be a cause of a...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 502 - 506
Main Authors Crum-Cianflone, Nancy F, Curry, Jennifer, Drobeniuc, Jan, Weintrob, Amy, Landrum, Michael, Ganesan, Anuradha, Bradley, William, Agan, Brian K, Kamili, Saleem
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.03.2012
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Adult
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
Coinfection - epidemiology
Development and progression
Dispatch
epidemiology
Female
Health aspects
hepatitis
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E - complications
Hepatitis E - diagnosis
Hepatitis E - epidemiology
Hepatitis E virus
HIV
HIV (Viruses)
HIV infection
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV patients
Humans
Male
military
Retrospective Studies
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Viral Load
viruses
California
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Summary:To determine whether hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a cause of hepatitis among HIV-infected persons, we evaluated 1985-2009 data for US military beneficiaries. Evidence of acute or prior HEV infection was detected for 7 (4%) and 5 (3%) of 194 HIV-infected persons, respectively. HEV might be a cause of acute hepatitis among HIV-infected persons.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1803.111278