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A fatal case of acute hepatitis E among pregnant women, Central African Republic

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major public health problem in developing countries. HEV infection in pregnant women is more common and more often fatal in the third trimester. The mortality rate due to HEV-induced hepatitis is as high as 15-20 per cent. The present study was designed to de...

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Main Authors: Goumba, Charles M, Yandoko-Nakouné, Emmanuel R, Komas, Narcisse P
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2861678/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20398305
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-3-103
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