Prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in children in the northeast of Spain.
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.
Buti
Maria
M
Liver Unit, Biochemistry Departament, Hospital Universitario Valle Hebron and CIBER-EHD of Instituto Carlos III, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-121, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Plans
Pere
P
Domínguez
Angela
A
Jardi
Rossend
R
Rodriguez Frias
Francisco
F
Esteban
Rafael
R
Salleras
Luis
L
Plasencia
Antoni
A
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
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G