Chapter 20.4, Problem 3CC

Summary Introduction

To determine: The lab tests and its results to rule out the presence of hepatitis A infection in the given patient.

Concept introduction:

To detect a known RNA sequence, methods such as reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or RNA sequencing can be used. In both the cases, mRNA is first converted to complementary DNA (cDNA) and then analyzed. Hepatitis A is categorized as an RNA virus. Hepatitis A infection can be detected in the blood or tissue through these methods.