ABSTRACT
The virus can be found by PCR in blood, urine, feces, seminal fluid, saliva, and GI tract. Serum, semen, and saliva are infectious. The initial differential diagnosis of hepatitis includes hepatic A, B, or C virus (HAV, HBV, HCV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr, varicella (VZV), coxsackie B, herpes (HSV), rubella, and autoimmune.
