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Review
. 2016 Aug 15;8(8):222.
doi: 10.3390/v8080222.

Treatment of HEV Infection in Patients with a Solid-Organ Transplant and Chronic Hepatitis

Nassim Kamar  1   2   3 , Sébastien Lhomme  4   5   6 , Florence Abravanel  7   8   9 , Olivier Marion  10   11 , Jean-Marie Peron  12   13 , Laurent Alric  14   15   16 , Jacques Izopet  17   18   19
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Review

Treatment of HEV Infection in Patients with a Solid-Organ Transplant and Chronic Hepatitis

Nassim Kamar et al. Viruses. .

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection can cause hepatic and extra-hepatic manifestations. Treatment of HEV infection has been thoroughly studied in solid-organ-transplant patients who have developed a chronic HEV infection. In this review, we report on our current knowledge regarding treatment of HEV infection.

Keywords: hepatitis E; immunosuppressants; interferon; ribavirin; sustained virological response.

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Treatment of hepatitis E virus persistent infection in solid-organ-transplant patients.
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