title: [Hepatitis E virus infection in Chile: preliminary report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hepatitis E virus is an enterally transmitted virus that produces an acute self limited infection.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study serum antibodies against hepatitis E virus in different patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using and ELISA technique, IgG antibodies against hepatitis E virus were measured in 40 alcoholics, 40 hemophiliacs, 174 blood donors, 36 subjects with acute non A-non B-non C hepatitis and 66 subjects with acute hepatitis A.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Antibodies were detected in one alcoholic (2.5%), 3 hemophiliacs (7.5%), 7 blood donors (4%), 3 patients with non A-non B-non C hepatitis (8.3%) and 3 patients with acute hepatitis A (4.5%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A low frequency of hepatitis E infection was detected in the studied subjects.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Gastroenteroogía y Banco de Sangre, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brahm
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hurtado
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moraga
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Velasco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alegría
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pagliero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies