Hepatitis E Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in Turkey
TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.68-73, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tjg.2021.21071
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.68-73
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Hepatitis antibodies, hepatitis E virus, kidney transplantation, liver transplantation, organ transplantation, E VIRUS-INFECTION, NATIONWIDE SURVEY, ANTIBODIES
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Hepatitis E virus is a re-emerging pathogen with an increase in human cases that can lead to chronic infection in immunosuppressed patients. Turkey is located between Asia and Europe, 2 regions with distinct epidemiological and clinical features of hepatitis E virus infection. This multicenter cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in liver and kidney transplant recipients in Turkey and to determine the role of possible transmission factors.