Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E: Is screening warranted.

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dc.contributor.authorBajpai, M
dc.contributor.authorGupta, E
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-14T07:59:56Z
dc.date.available2012-12-14T07:59:56Z
dc.date.issued2011-10
dc.description.abstractHepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging infectious threat to blood safety. In recent years, there have been a number of publications delineating this threat by providing evidence of the transmissibility of this virus through transfusions. The extent of transmission and its clinical relevance are issues under debate at present. HEV usually causes a self-limiting illness which subsides in a few weeks barring a few cases where fulminant hepatic failure occurs. The virus poses a risk of higher morbidity and mortality in pregnant females, patients with pre-existing liver disease and solid organ transplant recipients. As these categories of patient often require repeated transfusions or massive transfusions, they are exposed to a greater risk of transmission of HEV. At present, there is little evidence to advocate universal screening for this virus but considering that there is no definitive treatment for HEV induced hepatitis, selective screening should be advocated in blood products for high risk recipients in endemic areas.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBajpai M, Gupta E. Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E: Is screening warranted. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2011 Oct-Dec; 29(4): 353-358.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/143855
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijmm.org/article.asp?issn=0255-0857;year=2011;volume=29;issue=4;spage=353;epage=358;aulast=Bajpaien_US
dc.subjectHepatitis E virusen_US
dc.subjecttransfusion transmitted virusesen_US
dc.subjectblood productsen_US
dc.subject.meshBlood --virology
dc.subject.meshBlood Transfusion --adverse effects
dc.subject.meshClinical Laboratory Techniques --methods
dc.subject.meshHepatitis E --diagnosis
dc.subject.meshHepatitis E --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshHepatitis E --prevention & control
dc.subject.meshHepatitis E virus --isolation & purification
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMass Screening --methods
dc.subject.meshVirology --methods
dc.titleTransfusion-transmitted hepatitis E: Is screening warranted.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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