Background paper to the revised recommendation for hepatitis b. People living with chronic hepatitis b infection should expect to live a long and healthy life. Treatment of chronic hepatitis b chb has markedly improved in the last 15 years due to the availability of direct antivirals which greatly increase therapeutic options. Most healthy adults that are infected do not have any symptoms and are able to get rid of the virus without any problems.
Guidelines for the prevention, care and treatment of persons. There are decisions people can make to protect their livers such as seeing a liver specialist or health care provider regularly, avoiding alcohol and tobacco, and eating healthy foods. Most importantly, future treatment strategies to achieve cure of disease and new biomarkers are discussed. Update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic. Hepatitis b easl guidelines easlthe home of hepatology. Management of chronic hepatitis b in asian americans. Minnesota evidencebased practice center, minneapolis, minnesota investigators timothy j. Unlike previous aasld practice guidelines, this guideline was developed in compliance with the institute of medicine standards for trustworthy practice guidelines and uses the grading of recommendation assessment, development. A hepatitis b infection can result in either an acute infection or a chronic infection. The duration of treatment indicated in adults is 48 weeks. New antiviral targets for innovative treatment concepts for hepatitis b. Download the easl guidelines for hepatitis b as pdf. Several strategies to combine pegylated ifn and na have been tried. When someone close to you has chronic hepatitis b cdc.
Hepatitis b is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the hepatitis b virus. The diagnosis of chronic hbv infection is made from its biochemical, virological and histological features together with exclusion of other causes such as hcv. Chronic hepatitis b virus chb infections remain a major. Most people diagnosed with chronic hepatitis b infection need treatment for the rest of their lives. Treatment helps reduce the risk of liver disease and prevents you from passing the infection to others. Hepatitis b is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis b virus hbv that affects the liver. Prevention of hepatitis b and c transmission in healthcare settings 95. Combination therapy represents the future of treatment for chronic hepatitis b, probably consisting of two or more nucleoside analogues although interferon may. Aasld on the treatment of chronic hepatitis b chb virus hbv infection in adults and children. Beyond that, all types of hbv infection including occult. Department of health and human services 540 gaither road rockville, md 20850. Management of chronic hepatitis b in asian americans myron j tong.
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