Response to: ‘Chronic genotype 1 hepatitis E infection from immunosuppression for ileo-colonic Crohn’s disease’

摘要

We read with interest the case report by Robins and colleagues in which the authors describe what they claim to be the first case of genotype 1 (G1) hepatitis E virus, known to be of a Indian subcontinent phylotype consistent with reported travel, leading to chronic infection in a patient undergoing immunosuppression for inflammatory bowel disease [1].