title: Hepatitis C: a hepatologist's approach to an infectious disease.
abstract: The evaluation and management of hepatitis C differ from those of other infectious diseases in important ways. In this review, the roles of liver biopsy, virus load determination, and genotyping in the pretreatment evaluation and monitoring of patients with hepatitis C are discussed from a hepatologist's perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. John's Health Center, and University of California, Los Angeles-Santa Monica Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA, USA. pr838@yahoo.com
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D005762:Gastroenterology; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral