Hepatitis C: A Hepatologist's Approach to an Infectious Disease

Hepatitis C: A Hepatologist's Approach to an Infectious Disease

The evaluation and management of hepatitis C differ from those of other infectious diseases in important ways. In this review, the roles of liver biopsy, virus load determination, and genotyping in the pretreatment evaluation and monitoring of patients with hepatitis C are discussed from a hepatolog...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2001-11, Vol.33 (10), p.1728-1732
Hauptverfasser: Goldstein, Ellie J. C., Rosenberg, Peter M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsies
Biopsy
Chronic hepatitis
Clinical Practice
Fibrosis
Gastroenterology
Hepacivirus - classification
Hepacivirus - genetics
Hepacivirus - isolation & purification
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C - diagnosis
Hepatitis C - pathology
Hepatitis C - therapy
Hepatitis C - virology
Histology
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Inflammation
Liver
Liver - pathology
Medical sciences
RNA
RNA, Viral - blood
Viral diseases
Viral hepatitis
Viral Load
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Zusammenfassung:The evaluation and management of hepatitis C differ from those of other infectious diseases in important ways. In this review, the roles of liver biopsy, virus load determination, and genotyping in the pretreatment evaluation and monitoring of patients with hepatitis C are discussed from a hepatologist's perspective.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/323128