Neurologic complications of acute hepatitis E virus infection
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus Infection among Patients with Acute Hepatitis Symptoms in Ahvaz, Iran
Background and Aims: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is considered as one of the common causes of acute viral hepatitis in the world, particularly in the developing countries. It also causes fulminant hepatitis in pregnant women. Although HEV infection in Iran is endemic, there are numerous reports of epidemics caused by this infection in this part of the world. This study aimed to determine seropreval...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology - Neuroimmunology Neuroinflammation
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2332-7812
DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000643