title: Prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in children in the northeast of Spain.
abstract: The prevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti-hepatitis E virus (anti-HEV) antibodies was studied with a representative sample of 1,249 healthy children aged between 6 and 15 years. IgG anti-HEV antibodies were detected in 57 (4.6%) of the 1,249 samples analyzed, suggesting that some children are exposed to HEV in early childhood.
authors.affiliation: Liver Unit, Biochemistry Departament, Hospital Universitario Valle Hebron and CIBER-EHD of Instituto Carlos III, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-121, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buti
authors.forename: Pere
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plans
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: Rossend
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jardi
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodriguez Frias
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Esteban
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salleras
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Plasencia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G