Hepatitis E screening

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Overview

Blood transfusions should be screened for hepatitis E virus in order to prevent transmission of the virus.[1] Due to the low prevalence of the virus in developed countries, it may not be cost-effective to screen organ or blood donors for the presence of the virus. However, due to its high prevalence in endemic areas, in developing countries, organ and blood donations should be tested for the presence of HEV RNA.[2]

References

  1. Kamar N, Bendall R, Legrand-Abravanel F, Xia NS, Ijaz S, Izopet J; et al. (2012). "Hepatitis E." Lancet. 379 (9835): 2477–88. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61849-7. PMID 22549046.
  2. Wedemeyer H, Pischke S, Manns MP (2012). "Pathogenesis and treatment of hepatitis e virus infection". Gastroenterology. 142 (6): 1388–1397.e1. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2012.02.014. PMID 22537448.

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