Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence Among Blood Donors in Bushehr, South of Iran
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Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence Among Blood Donors in Bushehr, South of Iran
BACKGROUND Although so far several studies have determined the hepatitis E virus (HEV) prevalence in some parts of Iran, no data exists regarding the HEV seroprevalence in Bushehr province as the southernmost point in Iran yet. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the seroprevalence of anti-HEV IgG among the blood donors in Bushehr. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 628 blood dono...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatitis Monthly
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1735-143X,1735-3408
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.29219