Risk Factors for Hepatitis E Virus Infection and Eating Habits in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

ABSTRACT: There is a significant risk for ongoing and treatment-resistant courses of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in patients after solid organ transplantation. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for the development of hepatitis E, including the dietary habits of patients. We conducted a retrospective single-center study with 59 adult kidney and combined kidney transplant recipients who were diagnosed with HEV infection between 2013 and 2020. The outcomes of HEV infections were analyzed during a median follow-up of 4.3 years. Patients were compared with a control cohort of 251 transplant patients with elevated liver enzymes but without evidence of an HEV infection. Patients' alimentary exposures during the time before disease onset or diagnosis were assessed. Previous intense im

SUBMITTER: Wu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10301935 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature