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Convalescent plasma therapy for persistent hepatitis E virus infection

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JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
Volume 71, Issue 2, Pages 434-438

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.04.008

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Convalescent plasma; Therapeutics; Hepatitis E virus; Immunocompromised

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  1. NHS Blood and Transplant
  2. MRC [MC_UU_12014/12, MC_UU_12014/1] Funding Source: UKRI

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