Publication

Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence and Chronic Infections in Patients with HIV, Switzerland

Journal Paper/Review - Jun 1, 2011

Units
PubMed

Citation
Kenfak-Foguena A, Cavassini M, Izpopet J, Abravanel F, Moradpour D, Jost J, Gurter-De La Fuente V, Elzi L, Evison J, Kaiser L, Kovari H, Darling K, Witteck A, Bürgisser P, Schöni-Affolter F, Data Center of the Swiss HIV Cohort Study, Lausanne, Switzerland. Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence and Chronic Infections in Patients with HIV, Switzerland. Emerging Infect Dis 2011; 17:1074-8.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Emerging Infect Dis 2011; 17
Publication Date
Jun 1, 2011
Issn Electronic
1080-6059
Pages
1074-8
Brief description/objective

We screened 735 HIV-infected patients in Switzerland with unexplained alanine aminotransferase elevation for hepatitis E virus (HEV) immunoglobulin G. Although HEV seroprevalence in this population is low (2.6%), HEV RNA can persist in patients with low CD4 cell counts. Findings suggest chronic HEV infection should be considered as a cause of persistent alanine aminotransferase elevation.