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Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma Patient

Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma Patient.

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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection causes acute liver disease, but severe infections are rare in immunocompetent patients. We describe a case of HEV infection in a previously healthy male trauma patient in France who received massive transfusions. Genotyping confirmed HEV in a transfused platelet pool and the donor.

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hal-02059953 , version 1 (07-03-2019)

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Emmanuelle Loyrion, Thibaut Trouve-Buisson, Patricia Pouzol, Sylvie Larrat, Thomas Decaens, et al.. Hepatitis E Virus Infection after Platelet Transfusion in an Immunocompetent Trauma Patient. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, 23 (1), pp.146-147. ⟨10.3201/eid2301.160923⟩. ⟨hal-02059953⟩
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