Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 89-92 , January 2010

Sporadic cases of acute autochthonous hepatitis E virus infection in Southwest Germany

  • S. Brost

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • J.J. Wenzel

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • T.M. Ganten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • M. Filser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • C. Flechtenmacher

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • S. Boehm

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • A. Astani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Yazd Shahid Sadoghi University of Medical Science, Safaieh, Boali Street, Yazd, Iran
    • ,
  • W. Jilg

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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  • M. Zeier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • P. Schnitzler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department Infectious Diseases, Virology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel.: +49 6221 56 50 16; fax: +49 6221 56 50 03.

Received 15 July 2009 ,Revised 5 October 2009 ,Accepted 7 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.10.011

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 89-92 , January 2010

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