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Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation due to a viral infection. [1] [2] It may present in acute form as a recent infection with relatively rapid onset, or in chronic form, typically progressing from a long-lasting asymptomatic condition up to a decompensated hepatic disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
(1) hepatitis C virus RNA positive children should be considered infected if viremia is confirmed by a second assay performed by the 12th month of age (2) hepatitis C virus RNA negative children with abnormal alanine aminotransferase should be tested again for viremia at 6-12 months and for antibodies to the hepatitis C virus at 18 months
Doctors are using a new method to treat mothers with hepatitis C before they pass it down to their children. The CDC has new recommendations for testing infants for hepatitis C Skip to main content
The CDC says more than 100 children in 25 states and territories have contracted severe cases of hepatitis. About 90% of the children were hospitalized, 15% needed liver transplants and 5 children ...
Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs), also referred to as a hepatic panel or liver panel, are groups of blood tests that provide information about the state of a patient's liver. [1] These tests include prothrombin time (PT/INR), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), albumin , bilirubin (direct and indirect), and others.
After the CDC alert over severe liver inflammation, hepatitis, in kids, three cases were reported in a new state, Illinois. Cases may be linked to adenovirus. New data points to possible cause of ...
FibroTest has been evaluated in relation to liver biopsy (the current reference standard in liver disease assessment) in people with hepatitis C, hepatitis B, [1] alcoholic liver disease, [2] and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. [3] They are most useful for cirrhosis and less useful for other stages of liver disease. [4]
The CDC is investigating a growing number of cases of liver damage in children. COVID may be linked to the pediatric hepatitis outbreak with an unknown cause. The CDC is investigating a growing ...