30. Hepatitis
- John T. Queenan MD2,
- Catherine Y. Spong MD3,
- Charles J. Lockwood MD4
Published Online: 4 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781119963783.ch30
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Approach, Sixth Edition
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How to Cite
Duff, P. (2012) Hepatitis, in Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Approach, Sixth Edition (eds J. T. Queenan, C. Y. Spong and C. J. Lockwood), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781119963783.ch30
Editor Information
- 2
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
- 3
Bethesda, MD, USA
- 4
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 4 JAN 2012
- Published Print: 24 FEB 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470655764
Online ISBN: 9781119963783
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Keywords:
- hepatitis;
- viral hepatitis, A, B, C, D, E, G; and diagnostic tests;
- hepatitis A, form of viral hepatitis in the US;
- hepatitis A, and no chronic carrier state;
- hepatitis E, caused by an RNA virus;
- hepatitis B, by DNA virus transmitted parenterally, via sexual contact;
- hepatitis D (delta virus infection);
- hepatitis G, an RNA virus related to hepatitis C virus;
- hepatitis C, caused by RNA virus;
- hepatitis G, chronic carrier state with perinatal transmission
Summary
The purpose of this chapter is to review six different types of viral hepatitis: A, B, C, D, E, and G; describe the diagnostic tests for each of these infections; and define the perinatal complications associated with the various forms of viral hepatitis. I have grouped the infections in terms of their epidemiology rather than simply listing them alphabetically.