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Título
Prevalence of hepatitis E infection in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients in Spain (2012-2014)
Autor(es)
Vazquez-Moron, Sonia ISCIII | Berenguer, Juan | González-García, Juan | Jimenez-Sousa, Maria Angeles ISCIII | Canorea, Isabel ISCIII | Guardiola, Josep M | Crespo, Manuel | Quereda, Carmen | Sanz, José | Carrero, Ana | Hontañón, Victor | Avellón, Ana ISCIII | Resino, Salvador ISCIII
Fecha de publicación
2019-02-04
Cita
Sci Rep. 2019 Feb 4;9(1):1143.
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Tipo de documento
research article
Resumen
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) has emerged as a relevant pathogen for HIV-infected patients. However, there is scarce data on HEV infection in HIV/HCV-coinfected individuals with advanced fibrosis, which seems to increase the risk of HEV infection and worsen the prognosis of liver disease. We aimed to determine the prevalence of anti-HEV antibodies, acute hepatitis E, resolved hepatitis E, and exposure to HEV in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients and to evaluate associations with clinical and epidemiological characteristics. We performed a cross-sectional study on 198 HIV/HCV-coinfected patients, 30 healthy controls and 36 HIV-monoinfected patients. We found a low concordance between techniques used for detection of anti-HEV antibodies (ELISA versus Immunoblot), particularly in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. HIV/HCV-coinfected patients showed the highest prevalence of IgG against HEV, resolved hepatitis E, and exposure to HEV (19.2%, 17.2%, and 22.2% respectively). However, we did not find any samples positive for HEV-RNA nor significant differences between groups. Moreover, HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with CD4 T-cells <350 cells/mm3 had higher prevalence for anti-HEV IgG antibodies, resolved hepatitis E, and exposure to HEV than healthy controls or those with CD4 T-cells ≥ 350 cells/mm3 (p = 0.034, p = 0.035, and p = 0.053; respectively). In conclusion, HIV/HCV-coinfected patients in Spain have a high prevalence for IgG anti-HEV antibodies, resolved hepatitis E, and exposure to HEV; particularly patients with CD4+T-cells <350 cells/mm3.
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Aparece en las colecciones
- Investigación > ISCIII > Centro Nacional de Microbiología (CNM)
- Investigación > IIS > IdiPAZ - Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital La Paz (Madrid)
- Investigación > IIS > IiSGM - Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (Madrid)
- Investigación > IIS > IISGS - Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur (Galicia)