Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Patients With Chronic Liver Diseases: A Latin American Multicenter Study

This first multinational assessment of HEV in Latin America reveals heterogeneous seroprevalence across countries. Findings support considering HEV testing in diagnostic protocols for CLD patients particularly those with cirrhosis or ALD- when presenting with unexplained hepatic decompensation or acute hepatitis.

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The Journal of Infectious Diseases
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2026-01-13
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https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf615
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Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
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This first multinational assessment of HEV in Latin America reveals heterogeneous seroprevalence across countries. Findings support considering HEV testing in diagnostic protocols for CLD patients particularly those with cirrhosis or ALD- when presenting with unexplained hepatic decompensation or acute hepatitis.

The Journal of Infectious Diseases
University of Minnesota (US), Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (BR), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CL), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (AR), Universidad de San Martín de Porres (PE), Erasmus MC (NL), Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín" (AR), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (ES), Hospital de Especialidades (MX), Hospital Privado (AR), Fundacion Allende (AR), Cordoba University (US), Universidad San Francisco de Quito (EC)
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