- Marmara Medical Journal
- Special Issue: :2 Gastroenterology and Hepatology Viral Hepatitis Special Issue
- Microbiological diagnostics of viral hepatitis
Microbiological diagnostics of viral hepatitis
Authors : Ufuk Hasdemir
Pages : 10-17
Doi:10.5472/MMJsi.2901.04
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Publication Date : 2016-08-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :Viral hepatitis is an infection that primarily affects the liverbut may also have systemic clinical manifestations. The vastmajority of viral hepatitis are caused by one of five hepatotropicviruses: hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV),hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D (delta) virus (HDV), andhepatitis E virus (HEV) (Table I) [1]. HBV, HCV, and HDValso cause chronic hepatitis, whereas HAV does not. HEVcauses acute hepatitis in normal hosts but can cause protractedand chronic hepatitis in immunosuppressed patients.Keywords: Microbiologic diagnosis, Hepatitis A, hepatitis B,Hepatitis CKeywords :