A DYNAMIC STUDY OF VIREMIA IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS-C INFECTION

被引:4
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作者
MENG, ZD
SUN, YD
SUN, DG
LIU, CY
COPLAND, J
GOWANS, EJ
机构
[1] INST MED & VET SCI,DIV MED VIROL,ADELAIDE,SA 5000,AUSTRALIA
[2] HYG & ANTIEPIDEMIOL STN HEBEI PROVINCE,BAODING,PEOPLES R CHINA
[3] HYG & ANTIEPIDEMIOL GUAN CTY,GUAN,PEOPLES R CHINA
关键词
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTI-HEPATITIS C VIRUS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS C; DYNAMIC STUDY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1440-1746.1994.tb01717.x
中图分类号
R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
The dynamics of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), anti-hepatitis C virus and hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in six cases with chronic HCV infection were studied for 3-7 years. Two of the six cases showed continued elevation of ALT, and three showed intermittent elevation. All cases were persistently positive for anti-HCV after initial seroconversion. Five of the six cases were persistently positive for HCV RNA detected by nested polymerase chain reaction, and one was positive intermittently. Thus hepatitis C virus replicates continually in a majority of patients with chronic hepatitis C, although some cases may show intermittent replication, and replication of hepatitis C virus does not always correlate with elevated ALT.
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页码:242 / 244
页数:3
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