Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022
Research
Effect of Hepatitis E Virus RNA Universal Blood Donor Screening, Catalonia, Spain, 2017‒2020
Marta Bes
, Maria I. Costafreda, Mar Riveiro-Barciela, Maria Piron, Angie Rico, Josep Quer, Lluis Puig, and Silvia Sauleda
, Maria I. Costafreda, Mar Riveiro-Barciela, Maria Piron, Angie Rico, Josep Quer, Lluis Puig, and Silvia Sauleda
Table 1
Characteristics for 151 HEV RNA‒positive blood donors, Catalonia, Spain*
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 95 (62.9) |
| F |
56 (37.1) |
| Mean ± SD age, y |
41.5 ± 12.9 |
| Country of birth | |
| Spain | 140 (92.7) |
| Argentina | 4 (2.6) |
| Uruguay | 2 (1.3) |
| Romania | 2 (1.3) |
| Germany | 1 (0.7) |
| Portugal | 1 (0.7) |
| France |
1 (0.7) |
| Median viral load, IU/mL (range) |
503 (40–999,340) |
| HEV IgM/IgG | |
| HEV IgM positive | 63 (42.0) |
| HEV IgG positive |
45 (30.0) |
| Biochemical parameters | |
| Bilirubin >1.1 mg/dL | 4 (2.6) |
| AST >80 U/L | 10 (6.6) |
| ALT >80 U/L | 15 (9.9) |
| γ-glutamyltransferase > 55 U/L | 24 (15.9) |
*Values are no. (%) unless indicated otherwise. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; HEV, hepatitis E virus.
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