Role of real-time polymerase chain reaction in diagnosing Hepatitis E, the commonest cause of acute hepatitis in adult patients seeking institutional care

• Main Authors: Divya Namdeo (Author), Pratima Shrivastava (Author), Garima Garg (Author), Ashish K Vyas (Author), Ram K Nema (Author), Abhishek Singhai (Author), Shashwati Nema (Author), Debasis Biswas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: This cross-sectional study was performed with the aim of determining the prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among acute hepatitis patients attending a tertiary care teaching hospital in a developing country and to determine the relative performance of prevalent diagnostic as...