Screening and Testing for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: CDC Recommendations - United States, 2023
This report updates and expands CDC's previously published Recommendations for Identification and Public Health Management of Persons with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (MMWR Recomm Rep 2008;57[No. RR-8]) regarding screening for HBV infection in the United States. New recommendations include hepatitis B screening using three laboratory tests at least once during a lifetime for adults aged ≥18 years. The report also expands risk-based testing recommendations to include the following populations, activities, exposures, or conditions associated with increased risk for HBV infection: persons incarcerated or formerly incarcerated in a jail, prison, or other detention setting; persons with a history of sexually transmitted infections or multiple sex partners; and persons with a history of hepatitis C virus infection. In addition, to provide increased access to testing, anyone who requests HBV testing should receive it, regardless of disclosure of risk, because many persons might be reluctant to disclose stigmatizing risks.PMID:36893044 | PMC:PMC9997714 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.rr7201a1
Source: MMWR Recomm Rep - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Erin E Conners Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos Megan G Hofmeister Philip R Spradling Liesl M Hagan Aaron M Harris Jessica S Rogers-Brown Carolyn Wester Noele P Nelson Contributors Source Type: research
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