Diagnostic utility of hepatitis E virus antigen-specific ELISA versus PCR testing in a cohort of post liver transplant patients in a large university hospital

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) was first isolated by Mikhail Balayan in 1983 and is a positive sense single-stranded non-enveloped RNA virus of the Hepeviridae family [1]. It is recognised as a leading cause of acute infectious hepatitis worldwide affecting around 20 million people a year and responsible for over 50,000 deaths [2]. It is currently the most common cause of enteric acute hepatitis in the UK [3].

Source: Journal of Clinical Virology - July 20, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: G. Soothill, S. Hessey, M. Erotocritou, P. Griffiths, S. Ijaz, D. Thorburn, M. Ankcorn, D. Irish Source Type: research