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Review
. 2008 Jan;47(1):321-31.
doi: 10.1002/hep.21902.

Acute hepatitis C virus infection: a chronic problem

Jason T Blackard  1 , M Tarek Shata, Norah J Shire, Kenneth E Sherman
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Acute hepatitis C virus infection: a chronic problem

Jason T Blackard et al. Hepatology. 2008 Jan.

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  • Hepatology. 2008 Feb;47(2):769
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Natural history of HCV infection (upper panel) and immunologic responses to HCV infection (lower panel): (−) HCV RNA, (- - -) cellular response, and (· · ·) ALT. ALT indicates alanine aminotransferase; HCV, hepatitis C virus; ISC, interferon secreting cell; NK, natural killer; and PD-1, programmed death 1.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Proposed algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of an acute HCV infection. Ab indicates antibody; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; HCV, hepatitis C virus; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; PEG-IFN, pegylated interferon; and RBV, ribavirin.
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