Incidence and risk factors of hepatitis E virus infection in women with gynecological tumors in Eastern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, there has been increasing interest in the exploration of the association between the hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection and malignancies; however, epidemiological data for HEV infection among women with a gynecological tumors (GT) are limited. Herein, we investigated the correlation between HEV and GT in Chinese women.

Methods

We recruited 452 women diagnosed with a primary GT and 452 healthy volunteers to investigate the possible routes and risk factors for HEV infection. The serum antibody levels of anti-HEV IgG and IgM were measured by enzyme-linked immunoassays once a year.

Results

After a median follow-up time of 5.4 years (range 4 to 7 years), the overall detection rate of anti-HEV antibodies in patie

SUBMITTER: Bai W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11662898 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature