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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2015

Systematic serological testing for hepatitis E virus in kidney transplant recipients.

Valérie Moal, Tristan Legris, Anne Motte, Henri Vacher-Coponat, Lucie Fages, Noémie Jourde-Chiche, Patrick Borentain, Dominique Jaubert, René Gerolami, Philippe Colson

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Hepatitis E in Transplantation.Current infectious disease reports · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Valérie MoalCentre de Néphrologie et Transplantation Rénale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France URMITE, UM63 CNRS 7278 IRD 198, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France vmoal@ap-hm.fr.
Tristan LegrisCentre de Néphrologie et Transplantation Rénale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
Anne MotteFondation IHU Méditerranée Infection, Pôle des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Clinique et Biologique, Fédération de Bactériologie-Hygiène-Virologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Timone, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
Henri Vacher-CoponatCentre de Néphrologie et Transplantation Rénale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
Lucie FagesCentre de Néphrologie et Transplantation Rénale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
Noémie Jourde-ChicheCentre de Néphrologie et Transplantation Rénale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
Patrick BorentainService d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
Dominique JaubertCentre de Néphrologie et Transplantation Rénale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
René GerolamiAix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
Philippe ColsonURMITE, UM63 CNRS 7278 IRD 198, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France Fondation IHU Méditerranée Infection, Pôle des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Clinique et Biologique, Fédération de Bactériologie-Hygiène-Virologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Timone, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille · FRUnité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes · FRAix-Marseille Université · FRMéditerranée Infection Foundation · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 is endemic in Europe and hyperendemic in southern France. Recent reports of a high prevalence of HEV RNA in blood donations and in culinary specialties from this geographical area confirmed the endemicity of HEV and sources of viral transmission in this geographical area. HEV causes acute and chronic hepatitis in solid organ transplant recipients. Since March 2012, we have implemented systematic HEV serological testing in our cohort of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) in Marseille in southeastern France. The aim of our study was to assess HEV exposure in this cohort between March 2012 and May 2014. During these 27 months, we found that 39% of the patients who underwent kidney transplantation had an anti-HEV IgG response using a sensitive microplate enzyme immunoassay. This seroprevalence was approximately 43% at both 1 and 8 years after, using the same assay. In addition, systematic HEV serological testing detected 6 cases of HEV infection among 578 KTRs (1%) during the 27 months of the study, with 5 at an acute stage and 1 at a chronic stage. In conclusion, continuous HEV monitoring in this population is useful for better understanding the epidemiology of HEV in France, because these patients are a well-monitored population. Moreover, HEV monitoring in KTRs is clinically relevant because HEV represents a clinical threat in these patients. Nevertheless, HEV serological testing may be more fruitful for identifying HEV infections when performed in cases of biological liver abnormalities than when performed systematically.

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Transplant RecipientsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, ViralCohort StudiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFranceHepatitis EHepatitis E virusHumansImmunoglobulin GKidney TransplantationMaleAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin G

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PMID25694530
PMCPMC4400767
OpenAlexW2125713067

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