El virus de la hepatitis E en los componentes sanguíneos: un estudio de prevalencia y transmisión en el sureste de

Patricia E Hewitt1, Samreen Ijaz2, Su R Brailsford3

  • 1Transfusion Microbiology, National Health Service Blood and Transplant, London, UK.

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Resumen

El genotipo 3 del virus de la hepatitis E (VHE) está muy extendido en Inglaterra, con uno de cada 2848 donantes de sangre viraemic. La transmisión por transfusión es poco común, pero puede conducir a infecciones persistentes en individuos inmunodeprimidos.

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