Laboratory Diagnosis and Monitoring of Viral Hepatitis.
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.
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D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques D006509:Hepatitis B D006526:Hepatitis C D003699:Hepatitis D D006801:Humans D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques D012698:Serologic Tests
Viral hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Viral diagnostics