Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands - Vol. 18 No. 5 - May 2012 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Netherlands - Vol. 18 No. 5 - May 2012 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

Abstract

We screened 1,200 living heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant recipients for hepatitis E virus infection by reverse transcription PCR. In 12 (1%) patients, hepatitis E virus infection was identified; in 11 patients, chronic infection developed. This immunocompromised population is at risk for hepatitis E virus infection.