title: [Importance of hepatitis C virus infection in gynecology and obstetrics].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Diagnostic methods of hepatitis C-virus.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review article.
  
  
  METHODS
  1st Internal Clinic, General Faculty Hospital in Prague, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hepatitis C virus infection importance is increasing during the last few years, in concordance with this fact therapeutical options are being developed very rapidly, too. Majority of cases of HCV infection has a silent clinical course for a long time and patients are often diagnosed in the late stage of liver disease. This is the reason why the diagnosis should be established as early as possible. Gynecologist can be the first person who can observe the symptoms of the infection and therefore he may become the key person in the diagnostic process.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The basic facts about the diagnostic methods and clinical course of the disease are mentioned in this review. The differences in clinical course of HCV infection in pregnancy and the vertical transmission is discussed in details.
authors.affiliation: I. interní klinika VFN a 1. LF UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Urbánek
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Marecek
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy