Main description:

Rapid and profound changes are taking place in the field of hepatitis C therapeutics. More than ever, these changes necessitate a current, clinically pertinent review of the broader scope of hepatitis C, including its epidemiology, diagnosis, natural history, and clinical features. This handbook provides that concise survey of the field. Acute and chronic hepatitis C are addressed as are important new treatment options for hepatitis C, management of side effects,
and a convenient summary of clinical trials on the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. Part of the Oxford American Infectious Disease Library, this evidence-based clinical resource will appeal to clinicians directly involved in the care of patients with hepatitis C.

Contents:

1. Basic Virology ; 2. Epidemiology of Hepatitis ; 3. Natural History of Hepatitis ; 4. Diagnostic Testing ; 5. Pathology of Viral Hepatitis ; 6. Acute Hepatitis ; 7. Chronic Hepatitis ; 8. Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis ; 9. Hepatitis C in Liver Transplantation ; 10. Treatment of Hepatitis ; 11. Side Effect Management of Peginterferon and Ribavirin ; 12. Hepatitis C in Special Populations ; 13. New Treatments: Telaprevir and Boceprevir ; 14. HCV Directly Acting Antiviral Therapies ; (Other than Boceprevir and Telaprevir) ; 15. Lexicon of Trials for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C ; Appendix 197