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Hepatitis E virus mixed infection in immunocompetent patient.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2013
Smith Donald B, Vanek Jeff, Wellington Louise, Johannessen Ingolfur, Ramalingam Sandeep, Simmonds Peter
Abstract excerpt
We detected 2 hepatitis E virus (HEV) strains in an acutely infected immunocompetent patient. Two populations of genotype 3 virus were observed in the hypervariable regions and open reading frames 2 and 3, indicating multiple infection with hepatitis E virus. Persons with mixed infections may provide the opportunity for virus recombination.
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