Laboratory testing for viral hepatitis.
Worldwide, infection with hepatitis viruses remains a major clinical and public heath concern. The laboratory is an integral part of the diagnosis of these infections since many of the manifestations are nonspecific, and the various hepatitis viruses show overlapping symptomatology. In this article, we discuss the laboratory diagnosis of viral hepatitis with special attention to the diagnostic approach for each of the major entities.
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Kenneth R
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Harris
Anand S
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D000818:Animals; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006518:Hepatitis Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods; D012698:Serologic Tests
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies