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8953669

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
53 adult patients with acute hepatitis caused by hepatitis E virus were identified by the presence of IgM antibody to hepatitis E virus, and followed for 12 months to evaluate the kinetics of anti-HEV antibodies. All but 1 female Kuwaiti patient were expatriate workers from the Indian subcontinent, temporarily working in Kuwait. Follow-up samples obtained at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months were evaluated for IgM and IgG antibodies to hepatitis E virus. IgM-class antibodies to hepatitis E virus were detectable in 12/27 (44%) patients at 1 months, in 0/26 at 3 months, in 0/8 at 6 months and 0/6 at 12 months. IgG antibodies to hepatitis E virus were detectable in 46/47 (98%) at onset, 26/27 (96%) at 1 month, in 26/29 (90%) at 3 months, 16/16 (100%) at 6 months and 8/8 (100%) at 12 months of follow-up. This study suggests that IgM antibodies to hepatitis E virus decline rapidly after an acute infection but IgG antibodies to hepatitis E virus persists for at least 1 year in many patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-5548
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
439-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Short-term IgM and IgG antibody responses to hepatitis E virus infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Thuniyan Al-Ghanim Gastroenterology Center, Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.