Inst. for Viral Hepatitis of Chongqing Med. Coll. Sixty two cases of viral hepatitis positive for anti-HCV including 5 cases of HCV infection exclusively and 57 of HCV concurrent with HBV are reported. In comparision with 241 cases of HBV infection.clinical the characteristics of HCV infection showed Insidious onset in senior age and tended to result in hepatic failure with high rate of hepatic coma
low values of PTA and poor prognosis. NO significant differance of HBV replication between the two groups of hepatic failure was observed. It seems that HCV infection might play an important role in the pathogenesis of hepatic failure