Hepatitis C flare due to superinfection by genotype 4 in an HCV genotype 1b chronic carrier.

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We report here on a patient affected by chronic hepatitis C who developed acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) superinfection with replacement of genotype 1b by genotype 4. The history revealed no risk factors for a new exposure to HCV, with the exception of colonoscopy with mucosal biopsy performed about 3 months before. This report underlines the absence of an effective immune-mediated cross-protection against...

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