Hepatitis E Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in Turkey

ÖĞÜT S., SAYINER A. A., OTLU B., BOZDAYI G., ZEYTİNOĞLU TÜRKEŞ A., Aksaray S., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.68-73, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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
  • Akdeniz 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.