Research Catalog

Title

Viral hepatitis : practical evaluation and treatment / Teddy F. Bader.

Author

Bader, Teddy F., 1953-

Publication

Seattle ; Toronto : Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, 2000.

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Description

xii, 265 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subjects

• Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
• Hepatitis, Viral, Human > prevention & control
• Hepatitis, Viral, Human > diagnosis
• Hepatitis, Viral
• Hepatitis, Viral, Human > therapy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Overview of Viral Hepatitis. General Therapeutic Measures. Acute Viral Hepatitis Treatment Summary -- 2. Hepatitis A. Clinical Manifestations. Uncommon Clinical Circumstances. Diagnosis. Infectivity. Epidemiology. Treatment. Acute Hepatitis A Treatment Summary -- 3. Hepatitis A Vaccine. Production. Safety. Immunogenicity. Pre-Exposure Efficacy. Post-Exposure Efficacy. Epidemics. High-Risk Groups (Pre-Exposure). Combined Active and Passive Immunization. Simultaneous Vaccination Against Hepatitis A and B. Pre and Post Antibody Testing -- 4. Acute Hepatitis B. The Virus. Acute Hepatitis B. Uncommon Clinical Features of Acute Hepatitis B. Laboratory Findings. Diagnosis of Acute Infection. Natural History of Acute Hepatitis B. Infectivity. Medical Advice for Patients with Acute Heptatitis B. Acute Hepatitis B Evaluation and Treatment Summary -- 5. Chronic Hepatitis B. Pathology. Clinical Evaluation. Natural History of Chronic Hepatitis B.
• Extrahepatic Manifestations. Medical Advice for Chronic Carriers of Hepatitis B. Treatment Summary - Chronic Carriers of Hepatitis B -- 6. Special Circumstances with HBV. Pregnancy. Pediatric Issues. Difficult Serology. Coinfection with Hepatitis B and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) -- 7. Prevention of Hepatitis B. Hepatitis B Vaccine. Safety. Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin. Universal Vaccination of Children. Pre-Exposure Vaccination. Post-Exposure Treatment. Duration of Antibody Response: Are Boosters Necessary? -- 8. Treatment of Hepatitis B. Alfa-Interferon Therapy. Nucleoside Analogues. Liver Transplanation and Hepatitis B -- 9. Diagnosis and Transmission of Hepatitis C. Discovery. Diagnostic Testing. Diagnostic Approach. Epidemiology and Transmission. Summary of Diagnosis and Transmission of Hepatitis C -- 10. Clinical Features of Hepatitis C. Clinical Features. Pathology. Natural History. Complications of Chronic HCV Infection. Clinical Evaluation.
• Evaluation of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C -- 11. Special Topics in Hepatitis C. Prevention of Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis (Hepatitis C) by Gamma Globulin. Pediatrics. Pregnancy. Renal Disease. Coinfection with HCV and HIV. Healthcare Workers -- 12. Treatment of Hepatitis C with Interferon. Treatment of Hepatitis C with Alfa-Interferon. Transplantation for End-Stage Liver Disease Due to Hepatitis C -- 13. Combined Therapy with Alfa-2b Interferon and Ribavirin. Ribavirin Monotherapy. Combination Therapy -- 14. Delta Hepatitis. Discovery. Clinical Features. Diagnosis. Epidemiology and Transmission. Natural History. Prevention. Treatment. Special Topics. Medical Advice for Acute and Chronic Delta Infection -- 15. Hepatitis E. History. Diagnosis. Clinical Features. Epidemiology - Sporadic vs. Endemic. Prevention -- 16. Fulminant Hepatic Failure. Evaluation. Survival Probability. Special Problems.

ISBN

0889372322 :

LCCN

cn 99932527

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries