Journal article
Laboratory Diagnosis and Monitoring of Viral Hepatitis
Gastroenterology clinics of North America, Vol.48(2), pp.259-279
06/2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2019.02.007
PMCID: PMC10461253
PMID: 31046974
Abstract
Many microbes, toxins, autoimmune diseases, and neoplastic diseases may cause liver inflammation; however, 5 viruses whose main pathogenesis is liver disease are referred to as hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E viruses. These viruses cause a significant burden of global illness. With the exception of hepatitis A virus, all may cause chronic infection potentially leading to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Excellent serologic and nucleic acid detection methods are available for determining the precise cause and, in some cases, the duration of infection. Diagnostics are critical for identifying individuals needing treatment and for monitoring the treatment success.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Laboratory Diagnosis and Monitoring of Viral Hepatitis
- Creators
- Kunatum Prasidthrathsint - University of IowaJack T. Stapleton - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Gastroenterology clinics of North America, Vol.48(2), pp.259-279
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.gtc.2019.02.007
- PMID
- 31046974
- PMCID
- PMC10461253
- NLM abbreviation
- Gastroenterol Clin North Am
- ISSN
- 0889-8553
- eISSN
- 1558-1942
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Grant note
- R56AI126493 / NIAID BX000207 / Department of Veterans Affairs
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2019
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Pathology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984297324302771
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