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Hepatitis C in children: Clinical outcome, route of infection and diagnosis

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Rehman, Abdul

Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Tel.: +92 3006848195; Fax: +92 622730046; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) in children is not similar to that in adults in many ways. The knowledge of the disease in children is scanty. This review discusses the disease in children.

Keywords: Route of infection, perinatal infection, histopathology, clinical outcome, autoimmunity, liver biopsy

DOI: 10.3233/JPB-2011-0031

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 331-338, 2011

Received 22 December 2010
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Accepted 30 January 2011
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Published: 2011
Price: EUR 27.50