Prevalence of chronic hepatitis E infection in immunosuppressed patients in Belgium.
(2023) 35th Belgian Week of Gastroenterology 2023 — Location: (Belgium) Antwerp (8.March.2023)
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- INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is now considered as the commonest cause of acute viral hepatitis in Western countries, especially genotype 3 and 4. In immunocompromised patients, chronic HEV have been described, leading in certain cases to cirrhosis, decompensation and death or liver transplantation. A recently published study from the UK based on a Markov cohort model suggests that routine screening for HEV in solid organ transplant (SOT) is very likely to be cost-effective, even more in patients with abnormal transaminases. No data are available on the real prevalence and incidence of HEV chronic infections in this population in Belgium. [...]
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Philippart, M., Kabamba-Mukadi, B., Peeters, M., Piessevaux, H., & Dahlqvist, G. (2023). Prevalence of chronic hepatitis E infection in immunosuppressed patients in Belgium. Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica, 86(Suppl 1), 127-128. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/106333 (Original work published 2023)