title: Hepatitis E virus infection among solid organ transplant recipients, the Netherlands.
abstract: We screened 1,200 living heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant recipients for hepatitis E virus infection by reverse transcription PCR. In 12 (1%) patients, hepatitis E virus infection was identified; in 11 patients, chronic infection developed. This immunocompromised population is at risk for hepatitis E virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Suzan D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Pas
authors.forename: Rob A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: de Man
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mulders
authors.forename: Aggie H M M
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Balk
authors.forename: Peter T W
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: van Hal
authors.forename: Willem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weimar
authors.forename: Marion P G
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Koopmans
authors.forename: Albert D M E
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Osterhaus
authors.forename: Annemiek A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: van der Eijk
mesh_terms: D005838:Genotype; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D010802:Phylogeny; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins