Hepatitis E Virus Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in High-Risk Groups: A Cross-Sectional Study

BALABAN H. Y., ASLAN A. T., AKDOĞAN KITTANA F. N., ALP A., DAĞ O., AYAR Ş. N., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.33, no.7, pp.615-624, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjg.2022.21493
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.615-624
  • Keywords: Acute hepatitis, genotype 3, hepatitis E virus, hepatitis E virus genotype, ANTIBODIES, ALIGNMENT, HEV
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Seroepidemiology, risk factors to hepatitis E virus exposure, and prevalence of hepatitis E virus viremia have not yet been investigated among patients under immunosuppression or with liver disease that are high risk for infection in Turkey.