Serological and Molecular Testing in Viral Hepatitis: An Update

Serological and Molecular Testing in Viral Hepatitis: An Update

The routine serological diagnoses of the three major forms of viral hepatitis - A, B and C - as well as delta hepatitis, are important in the evaluation of acute and chronic viral hepatitis. Increasingly, molecular virology is also being used to evaluate patients with chronic hepatitis C, with g...

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Main Authors: Shiobhan R Weston, Paul Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/390294
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spelling doaj-b178640765954088b0e3ead9eceda82e2020-11-24T21:33:59ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002001-01-0115317718410.1155/2001/390294Serological and Molecular Testing in Viral Hepatitis: An UpdateShiobhan R Weston0Paul Martin1University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USAUniversity of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USAThe routine serological diagnoses of the three major forms of viral hepatitis - A, B and C - as well as delta hepatitis, are important in the evaluation of acute and chronic viral hepatitis. Increasingly, molecular virology is also being used to evaluate patients with chronic hepatitis C, with genotype and viral load testing to plan therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/390294
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title_short Serological and Molecular Testing in Viral Hepatitis: An Update
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description The routine serological diagnoses of the three major forms of viral hepatitis - A, B and C - as well as delta hepatitis, are important in the evaluation of acute and chronic viral hepatitis. Increasingly, molecular virology is also being used to evaluate patients with chronic hepatitis C, with genotype and viral load testing to plan therapy.
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