Hepatitis E virus prevalence among HIV-2 infected individuals in central Portugal.

Autor: Pereira-Vaz J; Laboratory of Virology, Clinical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, Coimbra, 3000-602, Portugal. joaovaz@ulscoimbra.min-saude.pt., Carmo A; Laboratory of Virology, Clinical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, Coimbra, 3000-602, Portugal., Duque V; Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.; Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal., Luxo C; CERES, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.; Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal., Alves A; Laboratory of Virology, Clinical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, Coimbra, 3000-602, Portugal., Mendes A; Laboratory of Virology, Clinical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, Coimbra, 3000-602, Portugal., Morais C; Laboratory of Virology, Clinical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, Coimbra, 3000-602, Portugal., Gaspar C; Laboratory of Virology, Clinical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, Coimbra, 3000-602, Portugal., Costa R; Laboratory of Virology, Clinical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, Coimbra, 3000-602, Portugal., Correia L; Laboratory of Virology, Clinical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, Coimbra, 3000-602, Portugal., Rodrigues F; Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.; Clinical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal., Matos A; CERES, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.; Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.; Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology [Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis] 2024 Dec; Vol. 43 (12), pp. 2473-2476. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 12.
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-024-04959-9
Abstrakt: To date, no studies comparing the prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection between the general and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) populations are available. With the purpose of filling this gap, this prevalence was assessed in the HIV-2 population from central Portugal. HEV seropositivity was 19.4%, which did not differ significantly from that found in the matched control population, and was not associated with CD4 cell count, HIV-2 viral load, and geographic origin or travel history to regions considered highly endemic for HEV. The results suggest that HIV-2 is not a risk factor for HEV infection, neither for an increased occurrence of chronic HEV infection.
Competing Interests: Declarations. Ethical approval: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra (062-CE-2019). Consent to participate: All individual participants included in the study provided written informed consent. Consent to publish: All individual participants consented to study data analysis for the purpose of publication. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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