Hepatitis E virus mixed infection in immunocompetent patient

Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Mar;19(3):468-70. doi: 10.3201/eid1903.121510.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Hepatitis E virus; immunocompetent; mixed infection; viruses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Coinfection / diagnosis*
  • Coinfection / immunology
  • Coinfection / virology
  • Genes, Viral
  • Genotype
  • Hepatitis E / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis E / immunology
  • Hepatitis E / virology
  • Hepatitis E virus / genetics*
  • Hepatitis E virus / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Typing
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA