Maysaa El Sayed Zaki Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Hepatitis B, Viral DNA, Medicine, Hemodialysis, Biochemical analysis
Clinical Pathology Department, Mansoura faculty of Medicine, Egypt
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Author(s): Ahmed Kamal Mansour, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki and Walaa Othman El Shabrawy
HEV Parentral Transmission among Egyptian Children with Multiple Blood Transfusion
Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a small RNA virus and the etiological agent for hepatitis E. HEV is usually enterically transmitted virus; however parenteral transmission is a suggested risk factor especially in endemic areas. The aim of the present study is to address the issue of whether or not hepatitis E virus (HEV) is transmitted parenterally in children with multiple blood transfusions in presumptive endemic area of hepatitis E in Egypt. Study Design: The study was carried out on 210 children with history of multiple blood transfusions >3 ti... view moreĀ»