Approaches of the diagnosis of hepatitis viruses.
Hepatitis virus infection occurs in close to a billion people worldwide at some point in their lifetimes. Hepatitis B and C viruses together account for infections in half a billion people and are considered the most carcinogenic of any known biological agent. The diagnostic approaches to detect hepatitis viruses are discussed.
Kotwal
G J
GJ
University of Louisville Medical Center, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000175:diagnosis; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000175:diagnosis; D006518:Hepatitis Viruses / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012698:Serologic Tests
D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral