Donor-Derived Genotype 4 Hepatitis E Virus Infection, Hong Kong, China, 2018
Siddharth Sridhar, Vincent C.C. Cheng, Shuk-Ching Wong, Cyril C.Y. Yip, Shusheng Wu, Anthony W.I. Lo, Kit-Hang Leung, Winger W.N. Mak, Jianpiao Cai, Xin Li, Jasper F.W. Chan, Susanna K.P. Lau, Patrick C.Y. Woo, Wai-Ming Lai, Tze-Hoi Kwan, Timmy W.K. Au, Chung-Mau Lo, Sally C.Y. Wong, and Kwok-Yung Yuen
Author affiliations: The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (S. Sridhar, V.C.C. Cheng, S.-C. Wong, C.C.Y. Yip, S. Wu, K.-H. Leung, W.W.N. Mak, J. Cai, X. Li, J.F.W. Chan, S.K.P. Lau, P.C.Y. Woo, C.-M. Lo, S.C.Y. Wong, K.-Y. Yuen); Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong (A.W.I. Lo, T.W.K. Au); Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong (W.-M. Lai); Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong (T.-H. Kwan)
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Figure 4. Kinetics of liver function test (ALT) results, tacrolimus levels, and plasma HEV RNA load with relation to ribavirin therapy. A) Case-patient 1; B) case-patient 2; C) case-patient 3; D) case-patient 4; E) case-patient 5. Date for case-patients 1, 3, 4, and 5 were updated up to week 8 of ribavirin treatment. Horizontal black bars indicate when patient began taking oral ribavirin. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; HEV, hepatitis E virus.
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