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Acute paediatrics
Hepatitis C-Z: recent advances
Abstract
In this review, recently identified hepatitis viruses (hepatitis C, hepatitis D, hepatitis E, hepatitis F, hepatitis G, transfusion transmissible virus) are described, and the implications for paediatric liver disease discussed.
- hepatitis
- hepatitis C
- liver disease
- EIA, enzyme immunoassay
- HCV, hepatitis C virus
- HDV, hepatitis D virus
- HEV, hepatitis E virus
- HGV, hepatitis G virus
- PCR, polymerase chain reaction
- RT, reverse transcriptase
- TTV, transfusion transmissable virus