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ArticleBlood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue2022

Hepatitis E infection in adults with primary immunodeficiency with or without immunoglobulin replacement therapy.

Laurence Gérard, Margaux Garzaro, Venicia Ferrer, Marion Malphettes, Claire Fieschi, Jean-Luc Garnier, Nicolas Just, Agathe Masseau, Constance Delaugerre, Jacques Izopet and 3 more

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Laurence GérardDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Saint-Louis University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Margaux GarzaroDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Saint-Louis University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Venicia FerrerDepartment of Virology and INSERM U1043/CNRS 1582, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France.
Marion MalphettesDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Saint-Louis University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Claire FieschiDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Saint-Louis University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Jean-Luc GarnierDepartment of Immunology, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Nicolas JustDepartment of Pneumology, Roubaix Hospital, Roubaix, France.
Agathe MasseauDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hôtel-Dieu University Hospital, Nantes, France.
Constance DelaugerreUniversity of Paris, Paris, France.
Jacques IzopetDepartment of Virology and INSERM U1043/CNRS 1582, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France.
Eric OksenhendlerDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Saint-Louis University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Florence AbravanelDepartment of Virology and INSERM U1043/CNRS 1582, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France.
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Université Paris Cité · FRAssistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRCentre Hospitalier de Roubaix · FRHôpital Saint-Louis · FRSaint Louis University Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn a context of secondary immunodeficiency, hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection can be responsible for chronic liver disease. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe investigated HEV infection in patients with primary immunodeficiency treated (or not) with immunoglobulin (Ig) replacement therapy (IgRT) in France, a country with a high seroprevalence of HEV. In a nationwide study of individuals with primary immunodeficiency, 533 patients (349 and 184 receiving IgRT or not, respectively) were tested for HEV RNA and anti-HEV antibodies. In addition, 23 batches of five different commercially available immunoglobulin preparations were screened for anti-HEV IgG.

resultsThree of the 533 patients displayed markers of a recent HEV infection (HEV RNA in one case, and anti-HEV IgG and IgM in two) but no evidence of chronic liver disease. The overall seroprevalence of HEV was 50% (266 out of 533), with values of 68% and 16% in patients receiving IgRT or not, respectively (p<0.001). Anti-HEV IgG were detected in all batches of immunoglobulin preparations, although the titer varied from 3 to 127 IU/g IgG. Seroconversion was observed in 15 of the 22 (68%) patients tested before and after IgRT. DISCUSSION: No cases of chronic HEV-related disease were detected among patients with primary immunodeficiency and hypogammaglobulinemia, whether they received IgRT or not. This confirms that patients with primary immunodeficiency have a low risk of chronic infection despite a seroprevalence close to that observed in the French general population and that IgRT, which confers a high HEV seroprevalence, might play a key role in protection against chronic infection.

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Hepatitis EHepatitis E virusAdultHepatitis AntibodiesHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MRNASeroepidemiologic StudiesHepatitis AntibodiesImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MRNA

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PMID35175187
PMCPMC9726618
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