Hepatitis E and pregnancy: understanding the pathogenesis

Hepatitis E and pregnancy: understanding the pathogenesis

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a single‐stranded RNA virus that causes large‐scale epidemics of acute viral hepatitis, particularly in developing countries. In men and non‐pregnant women, the disease is usually self‐limited and has a case‐fatality rate of less than

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Veröffentlicht in:Liver international 2008-10, Vol.28 (9), p.1190-1199
Hauptverfasser: Navaneethan, Udayakumar, Al Mohajer, Mayar, Shata, Mohamed T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Female
fulminant liver failure
hepatitis E
Hepatitis E - epidemiology
Hepatitis E - etiology
Hepatitis E - immunology
Hepatitis E virus
Hepatitis E virus - genetics
hormonal
Hormones - immunology
Humans
immunology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - etiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - immunology
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Zusammenfassung:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a single‐stranded RNA virus that causes large‐scale epidemics of acute viral hepatitis, particularly in developing countries. In men and non‐pregnant women, the disease is usually self‐limited and has a case‐fatality rate of less than
ISSN:1478-3223
1478-3231
1399-1698
DOI:10.1111/j.1478-3231.2008.01840.x