Hepatitis E and pregnancy: current state

MT Pérez‐Gracia, B Suay‐García… - Reviews in medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for more than 50% of acute viral hepatitis cases in
endemic countries. Approximately 2 billion individuals live in hepatitis E–endemic areas …

Hepatitis E virus infection during pregnancy

C Wu, X Wu, J Xia - Virology journal, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) generally causes self-limiting viral hepatitis.
However, in pregnant women, HEV infection can be severe and has been associated with …

Hepatitis E and pregnancy: understanding the pathogenesis

U Navaneethan, M Al Mohajer, MT Shata - Liver international, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a single‐stranded RNA virus that causes large‐scale epidemics of
acute viral hepatitis, particularly in developing countries. In men and non‐pregnant women …

Hepatitis E and acute liver failure in pregnancy

SK Acharya - Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology, 2013 - Elsevier
Hepatitis E virus is a positive strand RNA virus with three open reading frames which is
transmitted predominantly through the fecal contamination of water and food. It is the most …

Hepatitis E in pregnancy

A Kumar, M Beniwal, P Kar, JB Sharma… - … of Gynecology & …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To study the spectrum and the clinical and biochemical course of viral hepatitis E
during pregnancy. Methods: In this prospective study, sera of 62 pregnant women having …

Sero-prevalence and mother-to-infant transmission of hepatitis E virus among pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates

RM Kumar, S Uduman, S Rana, JK Kochiyil… - European Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Objectives:(1) To study the prevalence of HEV infection in a cohort of pregnant women in the
United Arab Emirates (UAE).(2) The rate of mother-to-infant transmission. Method: Sera of …

Clinical profile, maternal and fetal outcomes of acute hepatitis e in pregnancy

NR Shinde, TB Patil, AS Deshpande… - Annals of medical and …, 2014 - ajol.info
Background: Pregnant women are at increased risk of complications in hepatitis E virus
(HEV) infection, with the risk increasing as the pregnancy progresses, often leading to …

Severe hepatitis E infection during pregnancy

SH Hussaini, SJ Skidmore, P Richardson… - Journal of viral …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
In areas with endemic hepatitis E virus (HEV), acute liver failure secondary to hepatitis E
infection is common in pregnancy and associated with a mortality rate of up to 20 …

Hepatitis E virus infection and fulminant hepatic failure during pregnancy

N Jilani, BC Das, SA Husain, UK Baweja… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection leading to fulminant hepatic
failure (FHF) and high mortality is a common feature in Indian women during the second and …

Evidence of extrahepatic replication of hepatitis E virus in human placenta

PD Bose, BC Das, RK Hazam… - Journal of General …, 2014 - microbiologyresearch.org
The incidence and severity of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in pregnant women is high in
developing countries. Transplacental transmission of HEV in the third trimester of pregnancy …