臨床検査53巻1号

2009年01月発行

今月の主題 ウイルス感染症─最新の動向 各論 〈感染症ごとにみたウイルス感染症の診断と対策〉

B型・C型ウイルス性肝炎

著者： 芥田憲夫¹ 熊田博光¹

所属機関： ¹虎の門病院肝臓センター

ページ範囲：P.53 - P.60

　本稿ではB型・C型肝炎における最新の治療ガイドラインを示す．まず，B型慢性肝炎の若年例はinterferon(IFN)長期あるいはentecavir(ETV)が原則で，中高年例の核酸アナログ未使用例もETVが第一選択である．C型慢性肝炎の初回治療例で，高ウイルス量はPEG-IFN・リバビリン(RBV)併用療法，低ウイルス量はIFN単独療法が第一選択である．B型・C型肝炎の治療は各種薬剤の長所・短所を十分理解したうえで，生命予後を改善できる治療を選択していく必要がある．

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