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Taylor & Francis Management of Chronic Viral Hepatitis 2001 Edition by Stuart Gordon
This up-to-date reference serves as a comprehensive overview of, and patient treatment manual for, chronic viral hepatitis-accounting for subtleties in the diagnosis and treatment of individual patients, rapidly evolving concepts in patient management, and heightened public awareness of the disease.Illustrates how current advances in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities may benefit patients with chronic viral hepatitis!Organized in an easily consulted case-study format that focuses on relevant and challenging patient cases in each chapter, Management of Chronic Viral Hepatitisreviews the transition from biochemical measurements to therapy based on viral endpoints and direct antivirals describes emerging treatments for hepatitis B and hepatitis C navigates through the various HBV and HCV serologic assays in a clear and practical way offers a bedside approach to disease management issues and more!Including tabulated summaries of laboratory and serologic data, Management of Chronic Viral Hepatitis is an indispensable guide for gastroenterologists and hepatologists, infectious disease specialists, clinical virologists, internists, family practitioners, and medical school students in these disciplines. Table of contents : - Hepatitis B Virology: Acute and Chronic Infection-Wild-Type HBV and HBV VariantsKhozema B. Hussain and Anna S. F. LokHepatitis C Virology: Antigen, Antibody, and Molecular TestingRoberto V. Leon, Maria D. de Medina, and Eugene R. SchiffCurrent Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis BPaul Martin, Marc A. Edelstein, and Steven-Huy B. HanTreatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: Future ApproachesMarcelo O. Silva and Maria J. Frontera VacaTreatment of Chronic Hepatitis B in Transplant RecipientsRobert G. GishAlternative Therapies for Chronic Hepatitis CDickens Theodore and Michael W. FriedCurrent Treatment of Hepatitis CJavaid A. Shad and John G. McHutchisonPersistently Normal Alanine Aminotransferase Levels in Individuals with Hepatitis CDavid A. Zink and Ann L. SilvermanRetreatment of Hepatitis C: Interferon NonrespondersAnne M. LarsonTreatment of Chronic Hepatitis C: Transplant RecipientsGustavo Marino and Vinod K. RustgiTreatment of Chronic Hepatitis B and C: HIV-Coinfected PatientsBrian M. Isler and Kenneth E. ShermanTreatment of Hepatitis DAntonio Craxi and Vito Di MarcoFuture Hepatitis C Virus Therapy: Protease and Helicase Inhibitors and BeyondLee M. KaplanIndex