TY - JOUR
T1 - Tests for acute and chronic viral hepatitis
T2 - Finding your way through the alphabet soup of infection and superinfection
AU - Saab, Sammy
AU - Martin, Paul
PY - 2000/2
Y1 - 2000/2
N2 - Because clinical signs are of little or no help for identifying various causes of viral hepatitis, accurate diagnosis can only be achieved with serologic and molecular testing. Knowledge of the strengths and limitations of these tests allows rational use and interpretation of results. The findings have implications for public health surveillance, estimating prognosis, and identifying candidates for treatment.
AB - Because clinical signs are of little or no help for identifying various causes of viral hepatitis, accurate diagnosis can only be achieved with serologic and molecular testing. Knowledge of the strengths and limitations of these tests allows rational use and interpretation of results. The findings have implications for public health surveillance, estimating prognosis, and identifying candidates for treatment.
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U2 - 10.3810/pgm.2000.02.870
DO - 10.3810/pgm.2000.02.870
M3 - Article
C2 - 10689412
AN - SCOPUS:0033968449
VL - 107
SP - 123
EP - 130
JO - Postgraduate Medicine
JF - Postgraduate Medicine
SN - 0032-5481
IS - 2
ER -
