Volume 15, Number 3—March 2009
Dispatch
Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
Muslim Atiq, Norah J. Shire, Anna Barrett, Susan D. Rouster, Kenneth E. Sherman, and Mohamed T. Shata
Table 1
Characteristics of 167 persons evaluated in study of association between HEV and chronic liver disease*[REMOVED HYPERLINK FIELD]
| Characteristic | No. (%) persons |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| M | 100 (59.9) |
| F |
67 (40.1) |
| History of chronic liver disease | |
| Yes | 129 (77.2) |
| No |
38 (22.8) |
| HIV co-infection | |
| Yes | 46 (27.6) |
| No |
121 (72.4) |
| HEV IgG | |
| Positive | 49 (29.3) |
| Negative | 118 (70.7) |
*HEV, hepatitis E virus; IgG, immunoglobulin G.
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