Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment includes contributions from internationally recognized experts in the field of viral hepatitis, and covers the current state of knowledge and practice regarding the molecular biology, immunology, biochemistry, pharmacology and clinical aspects of chronic HBV and HCV infection.

Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment has the current standard of care for chronically-infected patients; and emerging therapies and issues associated with current antiviral treatments.

Contents

1. History of Viral Hepatitis
2. Epidemiology of Chronic Hepatitis Viruses: Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus
3. Molecular Virology of Hepatitis B Virus
4. Immunology of Hepatitis B Virus
5. Immunology of Hepatitis C Virus
6. Current Treatment of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
7. Current Standard of Care in Hepatitis C Virus Infection
8. Viral Response to Therapy: Viral Dynamics
9. Investigational Drugs in Clinical Development for the Treatment of Chronic Viral Hepatitis
10. Problems Inherent to Antiviral Therapy

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