Sheorey H, Waters M J
Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Vic. 3065.
Aust Fam Physician. 2001 May;30(5):433-7.
There are a multitude of viruses that may cause hepatitis. The laboratory diagnosis of viral hepatitis is important in order to plan immediate patient management, determine treatment choices and provide patient education in order to limit transmission of infections to others.
This article outlines laboratory investigations that may be routinely ordered to assist in determining the etiology of viral hepatitis and summarises some preventive and treatment strategies that may be adopted.
Investigations to determine exposure to infection are routinely performed and include simple serological tests, while tests to follow the course of infection or response to treatment may involve newer molecular techniques, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), genotyping and viral quantification.
有多种病毒可能导致肝炎。病毒性肝炎的实验室诊断对于规划患者的即时管理、确定治疗选择以及开展患者教育以限制感染传播给他人非常重要。
本文概述了可能常规进行的实验室检查，以协助确定病毒性肝炎的病因，并总结了一些可采用的预防和治疗策略。
确定感染暴露情况的检查通常会进行，包括简单的血清学检测，而跟踪感染过程或治疗反应的检测可能涉及更新的分子技术，包括聚合酶链反应（PCR）、基因分型和病毒定量。
