title: Laboratory diagnosis of viral hepatitis in China: the present and the future.
abstract: Viral hepatitis is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in China. To date, all five types, hepatitis A, B, C, D and E have been reported in China, and the incidences of all these types are high in the Chinese population. Serological tests are mainly used for the diagnosis of hepatitis A, B, C and E in patients, epidemiological surveys and for efficacy studies of vaccines. Currently, nucleic acid-based assays are only used in research and for evaluation of antiviral and immuno-therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Virology, Medical Center of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. ymwen@shmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Wen
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012698:Serologic Tests
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies