Hepatitis E virus infection in sheltered homeless persons, France.

ABSTRACT: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among sheltered homeless persons in Marseille, France, we retrospectively tested 490 such persons. A total of 11.6% had immunoglobulin (Ig) G and 2.5% had IgM against HEV; 1 person had HEV genotype 3f. Injection drug use was associated with IgG against HEV.

SUBMITTER: Kaba M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3294504 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature