Histopathology of hepatitis C in children, a systematic review: Implications for treatment

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1225-1235

  Indolfi, Giuseppe ^a   Guido, Maria ^b   Azzari, Chiara ^a   Resti, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

advanced liver disease; children; cirrhosis; co infection; hepatitis C virus; histopathology; liver biopsy; treatment

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AUTOANTIBODY; LIVER KIDNEY MICROSOMAL TYPE 1 ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS C; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATTY LIVER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 1; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 3; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER NECROINFLAMMATION; LIVER NECROSIS; MIXED INFECTION; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; DECISION MAKING; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; PATHOLOGY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS;

EID: 84941740421     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2015.1070668     Document Type: Review

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