title: Controversies in diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C. Which patients benefit most from therapy?
abstract: Hepatitis C virus has recently been identified as an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Acute hepatitis C infection is clinically indistinguishable from other types of viral hepatitis but is much more likely to become chronic. Chronic hepatitis C is a significant cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. While modes of transmission, diagnosis, and treatment are currently controversial, Dr Brady discusses some approaches for dealing with this emerging problem.
authors.affiliation: Section of General Internal Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Brady
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018579:Patient Selection
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha