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Test All for Hepatitis B Virus: Link to Care and Treatment if Quantitative DNA Positive, Vaccinate if Susceptible

  • Katerina Roma
  • , Zahra Dossaji
  • , Lubaba Haque
  • , Tooba Laeeq
  • , Robert G. Gish
  • , Carol Brosgart

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Abstract

Hepatitis B infection affects approximately 262 million people worldwide and is responsible for 900,000 deaths annually. This article reviews the major factors limiting HBV elimination, which includes limited linkage to care and complicated HBV testing and treatment guidelines. The article then provides solutions to these pressing issues.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)997-1022
Number of pages26
JournalClinics in Liver Disease
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2023
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Hepatology

Keywords

  • Emerging therapies
  • HBV treatment
  • Hepatitis B virus
  • Linkage to care
  • Triple panel testing
  • Hepatitis B/diagnosis
  • Humans
  • DNA
  • Vaccination
  • Hepatitis B, Chronic/diagnosis
  • Hepatitis B virus/genetics

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