Hepatitis C and B : management and treatment /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Poynard, T. (Thierry)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2004.
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	Hepatitis, Viral, Human. Hepatitis > therapy.

Table of Contents:

Hepatitis C
Natural history of hepatitis C : epidemiology
Natural history of hepatitis C : hepatic manifestations
Natural history of hepatitis C : extrahepatic manifestations and quality of life
Management protocols in chronic hepatits C
Management of relapsers and nonresponders - maintenance therapy
Management of patients with cirrhosis
Management of patients with cirrhosis
Management of patients coinfected by HCV and HIV
Management of HCV infection after liver transplantation
Management of patients with renal disease
Other difficult-to-treat populations
Safety of interferon, pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin
Who needs to be treated and how to explain the goals to the patient
What is the cost-effectiveness of combination regimes?
Management of acute hepatits C
Practical guidelines for the management of hepatitis C
New drugs in development
Hepatitis B
Natural history of hepatitis B : epidemiology
Natural history of hepatitis B : hepatic manifestations
Natural history of hepatitis B : extrahepatic manifestations and quality of life
Goal of treatment in chronic hepatits B
Efficacy of interferon and pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN)
Efficacy of lamivudine
Comparison between lamivudine, interferon and the combination of interferon and lamivudine
Safety of lamivudine
Efficacy of adefovir
Safety of adefovir
First-line treatment of chronic hepatitis B: adefovir, lamivudine or interferon?
New drugs in development
Who needs to be treated and how to explain the goals to the patient
Management of relapsers and nonresponders
Management of patients coinfected by HBV and HIV
Management of transplanted patients chronically infected by HBV
Cost-effectiveness of treatment
Biochemical markers : an alternative to liver biopsies
Needle biopsy of the liver : values and limitations
Advatage and limits of biochemical markers