title: Acute hepatitis C.
abstract: To understand spontaneous and treatment-related recovery, continuing efforts should be directed toward the study of host-virus interactions during acute hepatitis C. A multidisciplinary approach will be required to generate suitable technical methods, increase clinician and lay awareness, and identify patients promptly following infection. In the confrontation between HCV and the human immune system, such an approach might tip the balance in our favor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Orland
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000503:physiopathology; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D015994:Incidence
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents