Journal article
Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Annals of internal medicine, Vol.161(1), pp.58-66
2014
DOI: 10.7326/M14-1018
PMID: 24863637
Abstract
Description: Update of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
Methods: The 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.
Population: This 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).
Recommendation: The USPSTF concludes that persons at high risk for infection should be screened for HBV infection. (B recommendation).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
- Creators
- Michael L LEFEVRE - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Rockville, Maryland, United StatesU.S. Preventive Services Task Force
- Contributors
- Sue J Curry (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Community and Behavioral Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of internal medicine, Vol.161(1), pp.58-66
- DOI
- 10.7326/M14-1018
- PMID
- 24863637
- NLM abbreviation
- Ann Intern Med
- ISSN
- 0003-4819
- eISSN
- 1539-3704
- Publisher
- American College of Physicians; Philadelphia, PA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2014
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984063126002771
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