as well as vaccination for adults 60 years of age or older if they have an additional risk factor or other indication.2According to a press release from the CDC, the recommendation specified that
The centers' recent report updates and expands upon CDC recommendations that have been in place since 2008. "CDC evaluated the addition of a universal screening recommendation among adults as well as testing persons expected to be at increased risk for HBV infection that were not included in the ...
Updated CDC recommendations for the management of hepatitis B virus- infected health-care providers and students. MMWR Morb Mortal Weekly Rep Recommend Rep 2012;61:1-12.CDC.Updated recommendation for the management of hepatitis B virus-infected health-care providers and students.Morbidity and ...
Beginning in 1991, the CDC recommended that hepatitis B vaccination became standard of care for infants, making it the first shot most babies receive before leaving the hospital. That said, many adults born before the 1991 hepatitis B vaccine recommendation are living unprotected against the hepatiti...
but when one factors in underreporting, the CDC estimates that the number is likely closer to 20,700.10This uptick is one reason the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices changed its HBV vaccination recommendation for adults from a risk-based to a universal recommendation...
The CDC’s new recommendation for one-time universal screening simplifies decisions about who should get tested and reduces the likelihood that people living with hepatitis B will fall through the cracks. “Risk-based testing alone has not identified most persons living with chronic HBV infection and...
Conclusion and recommendation In our study, a high prevalence of HBV and HCV infection was found in clinically suspected patients. This study is female and the age group between 31 to 40 years more affected by HBV and HCV. This figure raises major issues regarding public health because hospital...
CDC: Heplisav-B joins recommended HBV vaccine options for pregnant patients Data from a postlicensure study support the CDC’s recommendation that Heplisav-B can now be administered to pregnant persons needing hepatitis B vaccination, as its use did not appear to increase risk for major birth defe...
It's not clear when CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky will make a decision on the committee's recommendation. If she gives the OK, tens of millions of adults between the ages of 30 and 59 would be advised to get the shots against the liver-damaging disease, the AP reported. The...
Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2014;161(12):894-901. doi:10.7326/M14-1965PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 30. LeFevre ML; US Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for hepatitis B virus infection in nonpregnant adolescents and adults: U.S. ...