TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 39. Viral Hepatitis A1 - Rutherford, Anna A1 - Dienstag, Jules L. A2 - Greenberger, Norton J. A2 - Blumberg, Richard S. A2 - Burakoff, Robert PY - 2012 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Endoscopy, 2e AB - Hepatitis A–E cause most recognized cases of acute viral hepatitis; hepatitis B, C, and D cause most recognized cases of chronic viral hepatitis.Hepatitis A and E are transmitted by the fecal-oral route; neither causes chronic infection.Hepatitis B, C, and D are acquired percutaneously; all can result in chronic infection.Hepatitis D can occur only in a host already infected with hepatitis B.All five forms can cause fulminant hepatitis, but B, D, and E are common causes, whereas A and C are very rare causes.Diagnostic tests appropriate to different clinical situations detect specific viral antigens and antibodies in serum by sensitive enzyme immunoassay or radioimmunoassay and viral DNA/RNA by sensitive amplification assays (eg, polymerase chain reaction). SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55960455 ER -