Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

摘要

In the United States, the seroprevalence rate for hepa-titis E virus (HEV) is ≈20%. This study examined HEV se-roprevalence in persons with and without chronic liver dis-ease. Our data indicate that HEV seropositivity is high in patients with chronic liver disease and that HEV seropreva-lence increases signifi cantly with age