Hepatitis

🔬 Laboratory diagnostics of hepatitis today includes enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) of antigenic structures, antibodies of different classes, and molecular genetic studies (DNA analysis, PCR). However, one cannot give preference to any one method, because different structures are investigated and, as a rule, these methods organically complement each other.

📍 Conducting a semi-quantitative DNA analysis can guide the doctor in the level of viremia, which directly depends on the activity of the replicative process and can indicate the activity of treatment. 📍 Conducting an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay allows you to determine the stage of the process, periods of exacerbations, possible prospects, etc.

💡Today, hepatitis A, B, C, D, G, TT are distinguished.
📌Hepatitis A and E are transmitted enterally, do not cause chronicity of the process, but can activate the disease in the presence of carriers of other hepatitis viruses.
📌Hepatitis B, C, D, G, TT are transmitted parenterally and usually cause persistent chronicity.

‼️In practice, hepatitis A, B, C, D, G are subject to laboratory testing.