Centers for Disease Control (CDC) expanded hepatitis B routine testing recommendations after conducting a review of hepatitis B virus epidemiologic and treatment data. It notes that this expansion includes population...
Updated US Preventive Services Task Force Hepatitis B Screening Recommendations—Staying Committed JAMA Internal Medicine Editorial March 1, 2021 See More About Infectious Diseases Viral Hepatitis Hepatitis B Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hepatobiliary Disease Adolescent Medicine Guidelines Pediatrics United States...
July 6, 2012 — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its 1991 recommendations for the management of hepatitis B virus (HBV)–infected healthcare providers and students to prevent HBV transmission. The new recommendations were prepared by Scott D. Holmberg, MD, and...
If you have received 3 doses of hepatitis B, and your titer isnegative, you need to proceed to additional doses to determine whether you are able to develop immunity. Consistent with CDC recommendations, there are two options to proceed: ...
Screening and Vaccination to Eradicate Hepatitis B JAMA Viewpoint May 16, 2023 This Viewpoint describes new recommendations from the CDC regarding universal screening of adults for hepatitis B virus infection. Overcome Health Inequities to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis JAMA Viewpoint May 16, 2023 This View...
About 847,000 people in the US are living with chronic HBV, with 14,000 deaths in the country attributable to the virus each year, researchers from the ACP and CDC reported in a recent study. “Prior recommendations have not accomplished the critical goals of screening high risk populations,...
withchronic HBV infectionare at risk forcirrhosisandhepatocellular carcinoma, which typically appear in the fifth decade of life. These children should be screened regularly with transaminase levels, abdominal ultrasounds, and serum α-fetoprotein levels. There are no exact recommendations for screening ...
New WHO hepatitis B guidance on expanded simplified treatment criteria, diagnostic innovations and service delivery: recommendations, evidence-base and rationale Danjuma Adda, World Hepatitis Alliance Community perspective Philippa Easterbrook, WHO HQ Q&A Part 2: Implementation challenges and opportun...
A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the advisory committee on immunization practices (ACIP) part 1: immunization of infants, children, and adolescents. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2005;54(RR-16):1–31. PubMed ...
Screening and Vaccination to Eradicate Hepatitis B JAMA Viewpoint May 16, 2023 This Viewpoint describes new recommendations from the CDC regarding universal screening of adults for hepatitis B virus infection. See More About Infectious Diseases Viral Hepatitis Hepatitis B Hepatobiliary Disease Gastroenterolo...