Hepatitis C.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection afflicts millions of people in the United States and worldwide. We examine the epidemiology of HCV infection, the molecular biology of the virus, the pathophysiology of infection, the clinical diagnosis and manifestations of infection, and the treatment of HCV infection.
Morton
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-2080, USA.
Kelen
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha