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Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2000; 125(48): 1471-1474
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-8662
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Klinik und Diagnostik der Hepatitis C

L. Leifeld, U. Spengler, T. Sauerbruch
  • Medizinische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik I - Allgemeine Innere Medizin (Direktor: Prof. Dr. T. Sauerbruch), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Bei der Hepatitis C handelt es sich um eine weltweit verbreitete Infektion, die in einer Leberzirrhose oder in der Entwicklung eines hepatozellulären Karzinoms münden kann. Die Klinik ist häufig uncharakteristisch oder asymptomatisch, so dass die Diagnose in der Regel nur mittels serologischer Testverfahren gestellt werden kann. Als Suchtest ist hierbei der ELISA die Methode der Wahl, der von der Polymerase Kettenreaktion (PCR) zur Bestätigung ergänzt wird.

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