title: [Initial results of monitoring hepatitis E virus antibodies in selected population groups in the West Bohemia Region. Preliminary report].
abstract: The authors examined sera of 269 subjects for the presence of antibodies against the hepatitis E virus. In the group of patients with acute hepatitis (after elimination of hepatitis A, B and C) antibodies were detected in 27.8%, in the group of gypsies with non-hepatic disease in 4.8%, in a group of venereological patients in 2.4%. The conclusions from the preliminary results confirm the circulation of the hepatitis E virus in our population and its importance in the etiology of liver disease, in particular in more advanced age groups.
authors.affiliation: Ustav epidemiologie, Lékarská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Plzen.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pazdiora
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nĕmecek
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Topolcan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies