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Practice Guideline
Screening for hepatitis B virus infection in nonpregnant adolescents and adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.
- Michael L LeFevre and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
- Ann. Intern. Med. 2014 Jul 1; 161 (1): 58-66.
DescriptionUpdate of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.MethodsThe USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the benefits and harms of antiviral treatment, the benefits of education or behavior change counseling, and the association between improvements in intermediate and clinical outcomes after antiviral therapy.PopulationThis recommendation applies to asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults at high risk for HBV infection (including those at high risk who were vaccinated before being screened for HBV infection).RecommendationThe USPSTF concludes that persons at high risk for infection should be screened for HBV infection. (B recommendation).
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