title: Diagnosis of viral hepatitis.
abstract: Acute viral hepatitis is a serious infectious disease of the liver caused by several viruses and characterized by acute necrosis of hepatocytes and inflammation. In this article, recent advances in hepatitis serology and virology are briefly reviewed, and practical, up-to-date laboratory tests are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Vyas
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006518:Hepatitis Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012698:Serologic Tests
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies