Case report of HCV mixed genotype 5+6: First case report from Bangladesh

ABSTRACT

Hepatitis C virus [HCV] has 6 genotypes, 1-6. In Bangladesh genotype 3 is most common followed by genotype 1. HCV genotypes 5 and 6 are rare worldwide especially so in our part of the world. Genotype 6 of HCV has previously been reported only from India, Hong Kong and Thailand[1,2,3]. HCV genotypes are important in determining duration of treatment as well as predicting treatment response. Here we report the first patient with mixed HCV genotypes 5+6 from Bangladesh