Prevalence of hepatitis E virus in Chinese blood donors.

ABSTRACT: A point prevalence study of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Chinese blood donors was conducted, and the prevalences of antibodies against HEV immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM among Chinese blood donors were 32.60% and 0.94%, respectively. HEV viremia was 0.07%.

SUBMITTER: Guo QS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2812292 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature