Donald Jensen is the Director of the Center for Liver Disease, and is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, ILNancy Reau is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Center for Liver Disease, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

• 1. Basic Virology ; 2. Epidemiology of Hepatitis ; 3. Natural History of Hepatitis ; 4. Diagnostic Testing ; 5. Pathology of Viral Hepatitis ; 6. Acute Hepatitis ; 7. Chronic Hepatitis ; 8. Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis ; 9. Hepatitis C in Liver Transplantation ; 10. Treatment of Hepatitis ; 11. Side Effect Management of Peginterferon and Ribavirin ; 12. Hepatitis C in Special Populations ; 13. New Treatments: Telaprevir and Boceprevir ; 14. HCV Directly Acting Antiviral Therapies ; (Other than Boceprevir and Telaprevir) ; 15. Lexicon of Trials for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C ; Appendix 197

In the vast field of the publications on hepatitis C, a book like this is sorely needed. The authors have succeeded in writing a meaningful, user-friendly guide to hepatitis C... The book covers may subjects, from basic virology, epidemiology, and diagnostic testing to treatment and dealing with side effects of the antiviral drugs. The information is condensed but well organized, so readers are not overwhelmed.