Molecular virology of hepatitis B and C: clinical implications -- Epidemiology, risk factors, and natural history of chronic hepatitis C -- Current and future therapy of chronic hepatitis C -- Hepatitis C in special populations -- Extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C infection -- Anti-HCV agents in development -- Epidemiology, screening, and natural history of chronic hepatitis B infection -- Current treatment of chronic hepatitis B -- Management of patients co-infected with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -- Management of antiviral resistance in chronic hepatitis B -- Herbal and non-traditional therapies for viral hepatitis -- Hepatitis B reactivation in the setting of chemotherapy and immunosuppression -- Support of patients during antiviral therapy for hepatitis B and C -- Viral hepatitis, A through E, in pregnancy -- Chronic viral hepatitis and liver transplantation -- Treatment of viral hepatitis in children: 2008 -- Viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma -- Hepatitis B vaccines -- T-cell mediated immunity and immunotherapy of chronic hepatitis C.
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Reviews the epidemiology, molecular virology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of chronic hepatitis caused by the B and C viruses. This book contains discussion of patient management that includes contributions on developing therapeutics, supporting patients, alternative treatments, and the use of drugs in chronic viral hepatitis.