Seroprevalence of anti-hepatitis E antibodies and antigens among HIV-infected patients in Fars Province, southern Iran.
Reza ShahriariradAmirhossein ErfaniMohammad RastegarianAli ZeighamiNasir ArefkhahFariba GhorbaniJamal SarvariBahador Shahriarirad SarkariPublished in: Virology journal (2020)
Our results showed a relatively low prevalence of HEV-antibodies in HIV-infected patients, indicating that HIV positive patients may not be at greater risk of HEV infection than the general population. Moreover, HEV-antigen was detected in a few cases of HIV-infected individuals which indicate an acute or chronic HEV infection in these patients.
Keyphrases
- hiv infected patients
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- human immunodeficiency virus
- south africa
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- men who have sex with men
- intensive care unit
- immune response
- acute respiratory distress syndrome