Open AccessCharacteristics of acute hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Nenad Mitrović,
Nataša Popović,
Dragan Delić,
Neda Stojkovic-Svirtlih
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1410564m
Subject(s) - medicine , drug , hepatitis , disease , acute hepatitis , hepatitis c , liver disease , chronic hepatitis , virus , immunology , pharmacology
Acute hepatitis C most frequently develops after parenteral infection of hepatitis C virus. The disease often develops into chronic infection, although it can resolve spontaneously. Interferon alpha (INF-α) is used in therapy, but still without precise treatment recommendations.