The Outbreak of Unexplained Acute Hepatitis in Children: The Role of Viral Infections in View of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Eyal Shteyer Orna MorOrith Waisbourd-ZinmanYael Mozer-GlazbergRonen ArnonLior Hecht SagieMichal MandelboimOran ErsterMerav WeilSara DovratLital GoldbergYael Gozlan

Published in: Viruses (2024)

The COVID-19 pandemic and the related containment measures combined with reactivation or active infection with other viruses could have been a trigger for the HUO outbreak. In our cohort, HHV6 was the most abundant finding.

Keyphrases

liver failure
young adults
sars cov
drug induced
respiratory failure
aortic dissection
hepatitis b virus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation