Occult hepatitis C virus infection： A new form of hepatitis C

Occult hepatitis C virus （HCV） infection is a new recently characterized entity. This occult infection can be present in two different clinical situations： in anti-HCV negative, serum HCV-RNA negative patients with abnormal liver function tests and in anti-HCV positive subjects with normal values of...

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Published in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2006-11, Vol.12 (43), p.6922-6925
Main Author: Vicente Carreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - etiology
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - virology
Diagnosis, Differential
Hepacivirus - genetics
Hepacivirus - pathogenicity
Hepatitis C - classification
Hepatitis C - diagnosis
Hepatitis C - drug therapy
Hepatitis C - immunology
Hepatitis C, Chronic - diagnosis
Hepatitis C, Chronic - physiopathology
Humans
Liver Neoplasms - etiology
Liver Neoplasms - virology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
RNA, Viral - blood
RNA, Viral - genetics
Virus Replication - genetics
丙型肝炎
外周血
病毒感染
肝细胞
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Summary:Occult hepatitis C virus （HCV） infection is a new recently characterized entity. This occult infection can be present in two different clinical situations： in anti-HCV negative, serum HCV-RNA negative patients with abnormal liver function tests and in anti-HCV positive subjects with normal values of liver enzymes and without serum HCV- RNA. This review describes recent studies of occult HCV infection in both kinds of patients.
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v12.i43.2000