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The Liver Biopsy in Chronic Hepatitis C: A View from the Other Side of the Microscope
Semin Liver Dis. 2005;25(1):52-64. An understanding of the relationship between the presence of iron and progression of liver disease in chronic hepatitis C is still incomplete. There seems to be ...
Scientific Research Publishing19d
Sokal, E. and Nannini, P. (2017) Hepatitis C Virus in Children: The Global Picture. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 102, 668-671.
ABSTRACT: Viral hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) infections are endemic in Africa ... Regarding anti-HCV antibodies, 2 out of 41 children tested positive on the rapid diagnostic test, representing a ...
Healthline19d
How Much Blood Is Needed to Transmit Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation. It’s a serious condition that needs to be treated to avoid outcomes such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus is ...
Healthline19d
The Opioid Epidemic and Hepatitis C Infections: What’s the Connection?
People who share needles, especially opioids, are at risk of contracting hepatitis C. Getting screened and following up with treatment can help prevent complications. Hepatitis C is a liver ...
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Liver Biopsy Sampling in Chronic Viral Hepatitis
In chronic viral hepatitis, liver biopsy is performed to grade and stage ... hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). As we have learned from epidemiological studies, sampling errors ...