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Pisano, María Belén
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Blanco, Sebastian
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Di Cola Bucciarelli, Guadalupe
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Fantilli, Anabella Clara
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Martinez Wassaf, Maribel Graciela
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Carrizo, Luis H.
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Ré, Viviana Elizabeth
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Gallego, Sandra Veronica
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2024-01-05T13:49:33Z
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2022-05
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Pisano, María Belén; Blanco, Sebastian; Di Cola Bucciarelli, Guadalupe; Fantilli, Anabella Clara; Martinez Wassaf, Maribel Graciela; et al.; Hepatitis E virus in blood donors from Argentina: A possible source of viral infection?; Elsevier; Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease; 48; 102355; 5-2022; 1-4
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1477-8939
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/222603
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Background: The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes acute hepatitis, which can progress to chronicity in immunosuppressed patients. It is transmitted mainly by the fecal-oral or zoonotic routes, but there is current evidence that it can be transmitted by blood transfusions. The objective of the study was to investigate HEV infections in blood donors in Argentina, within the framework of a hemovigilance program. Methods: A total of 547 samples from Argentinean blood donors, collected in 2016, 2019 and 2020 was studied for IgG and IgM anti-HEV by ELISA (Diapro) and RNA HEV by RT-real time PCR and RT-Nested-PCR. Results: The prevalence of IgG anti-HEV was 3.47% (19/547). No significant differences were registered according to the year studied, sex or age. The presence of RNA HEV was observed in 0.18% (1/547) of the donors studied without serological evidence of infection. Conclusions: This is the first molecular detection in blood donors from Argentina, showing a molecular prevalence within the range described for RNA-HEV in blood donors from other non-endemic countries, in which immunocompetent RNA-HEV positive donors without serological evidence of infection were identified. The presence of viraemic donors could imply transfusion transmission, which deserves further attention and study.
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eng
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Elsevier
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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BLOOD DONORS
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BLOOD BANK
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HEPATITIS E VIRUS
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ARGENTINA
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Virología
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Ciencias Biológicas
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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Hepatitis E virus in blood donors from Argentina: A possible source of viral infection?
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2024-01-04T10:49:08Z
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48
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102355
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1-4
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Reino Unido
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Fil: Pisano, María Belén. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Virología Dr. J. M. Vanella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
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Fil: Blanco, Sebastian. Fundación Banco Central de Sangre; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Virología Dr. J. M. Vanella; Argentina
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Fil: Di Cola Bucciarelli, Guadalupe. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Virología Dr. J. M. Vanella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
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Fil: Fantilli, Anabella Clara. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Virología Dr. J. M. Vanella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
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Fil: Martinez Wassaf, Maribel Graciela. Lace Laboratorios; Argentina
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Fil: Carrizo, Luis H.. Fundación Banco Central de Sangre; Argentina
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Fil: Ré, Viviana Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Virología Dr. J. M. Vanella; Argentina
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Fil: Gallego, Sandra Veronica. Fundación Banco Central de Sangre; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Virología Dr. J. M. Vanella; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina
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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893922001016?via%3Dihub
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102355
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