Perinatal hepatitis C virus infection: diagnosis and management

TY - JOUR

T1 - Perinatal hepatitis C virus infection: diagnosis and management

AU - Davison, S M

AU - Mieli-Vergani, G

AU - Sira, J

AU - Kelly, D A

PY - 2006/9

Y1 - 2006/9

N2 - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in children is becoming an increasing challenge to health professionals. As our understanding of the disease evolves, so must our diagnostic and management strategies. In the 1990s, when HCV testing became available, children identified with HCV infection in the UK were mostly those who had required blood products, particularly those with haematological disorders. Acquiring knowledge of the natural history of HCV infection was confounded by the comorbidity of iron overload, viral co-infection, and chemotherapy

AB - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in children is becoming an increasing challenge to health professionals. As our understanding of the disease evolves, so must our diagnostic and management strategies. In the 1990s, when HCV testing became available, children identified with HCV infection in the UK were mostly those who had required blood products, particularly those with haematological disorders. Acquiring knowledge of the natural history of HCV infection was confounded by the comorbidity of iron overload, viral co-infection, and chemotherapy

U2 - 10.1136/adc.2005.081877

DO - 10.1136/adc.2005.081877

M3 - Literature review

SN - 1468-2044

VL - 91

SP - 781

EP - 785

JO - Archives of Disease in Childhood

JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood

IS - 9

ER -