HEV infection in French HIV-infected patients

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OBJECTIVES: The reported prevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus antibodies in HIV-positive patients from industrialized countries varies greatly. It is also difficult to compare these data with the anti-IgG prevalence in the general population because age and sex are not matched in most studies. Moreover, MSM are at increased risk of viral hepatitis.

METHODS: HEV is endemic in southwestern France. We investigated therefore 300 HIV-infected patients consecutively attending the out-patient clinic of Toulouse University Hospital. Each HIV-infected patient was matched for sex and age with 2 healthy blood donors from the same area. They were tested for anti-HEV IgM and IgG.

RESULTS: Anti-HEV IgG was found in 116 HIV-infected patients (38.7%) and in 284 matched controls (47.3%, p = 0.027). However, anti-HEV IgG concentration tended to be lower in HIV-patients than in controls. Anti-HEV IgM prevalence was similar HIV-infected patients (3.6%) and in matched controls (3.8%, p = 0.85).

CONCLUSION: The prevalence and concentrations of anti-HEV IgG in HIV-infected patients from Southern-France were lower than in controls, suggesting a weaker humoral response. But their prevalences of anti-HEV IgM were similar, indicating a high incidence of HEV infection. These data do not indicate that HEV is transmitted sexually.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infection - 74(2017), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 310-313

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Abravanel, Florence [VerfasserIn]
Lhomme, Sébastien [VerfasserIn]
Fougère, Mélanie [VerfasserIn]
Saune, Karine [VerfasserIn]
Alvarez, Muriel [VerfasserIn]
Péron, Jean-Marie [VerfasserIn]
Delobel, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Izopet, Jacques [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

HEV
HIV
Hepatitis Antibodies
Humoral response
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Journal Article
RNA, Viral
Seroprevalence
Sexual transmission

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Date Completed 16.10.2017

Date Revised 09.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jinf.2016.12.004

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NLM26732555X