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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[HDV infection]] requires the person to be co-infected with [[HBV]] therefore, vaccinating against [[hepatitis B]] also confers [[immunity]] against [[hepatitis D]]. Since a [[vaccine]] against [[hepatitis D]] for patients infected with [[HBV]] is not available, these individuals should prevent [[superinfection]] by avoiding risk behaviors, such as: contact with blood from infected individuals, and sharing of sharp objects. | |||
==Prevention== | ==Prevention== | ||
Hepatitis B must be present, either in coinfection or superinfection, in order for hepatitis D to propagate. The best way of preventing hepatitis D infection is with vaccination against hepatitis B. | Hepatitis B must be present, either in coinfection or superinfection, in order for hepatitis D to propagate. The best way of preventing hepatitis D infection is with vaccination against hepatitis B. <ref name=NIH>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis D prevention | url =http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/hepatitis/hepatitisd/Pages/prevention.aspx }}</ref> | ||
Since a vaccine against hepatitis D is not available for patients who already | Since a vaccine against hepatitis D is not available for patients who are already infected with [[HBV]], the best course of action to prevent superinfection is to avoid risk behaviors, such as: <ref name=NIH>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis D prevention | url =http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/hepatitis/hepatitisd/Pages/prevention.aspx }}</ref> | ||
*Sex with an infected partner | *Sex with an infected partner | ||
*Contact with the blood of an infected person | *Contact with the [[blood]] of an [[infected]] person | ||
*Sharing of needles, syringes, razors, or toothbrushes with an infected person | *Sharing of needles, syringes, razors, or toothbrushes with an infected person | ||
*Healthcare workers who deal with sharp objects, potentially with blood from infected patients should take extra caution | |||
===HIV Infected Patients=== | |||
===HIV Infected Patients | |||
HIV-infected persons may not develop protective immunity after receiving hepatitis B vaccine. They therefore remain at risk for infection with HBV and HDV.<ref>Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1993. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 6.) Chapter 15 - Viral Hepatitis D.</ref> | HIV-infected persons may not develop protective immunity after receiving hepatitis B vaccine. They therefore remain at risk for infection with HBV and HDV.<ref>Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1993. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 6.) Chapter 15 - Viral Hepatitis D.</ref> | ||
===Pregnant Patients | ===Pregnant Patients=== | ||
Pregnant women should be screened for [[hepatitis B]] infection. If the woman is at risk for HBV infection, she should be vaccinated. The current recommendations of the American College of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are that all infants be immunized against hepatitis B.<ref>Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1993. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 6.) Chapter 15 - Viral Hepatitis D.</ref> | Pregnant women should be screened for [[hepatitis B]] infection. If the woman is at risk for HBV infection, she should be vaccinated. The current recommendations of the American College of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are that all infants be immunized against hepatitis B.<ref>Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1993. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 6.) Chapter 15 - Viral Hepatitis D.</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2] Jolanta Marszalek, M.D. [3]
Overview
HDV infection requires the person to be co-infected with HBV therefore, vaccinating against hepatitis B also confers immunity against hepatitis D. Since a vaccine against hepatitis D for patients infected with HBV is not available, these individuals should prevent superinfection by avoiding risk behaviors, such as: contact with blood from infected individuals, and sharing of sharp objects.
Prevention
Hepatitis B must be present, either in coinfection or superinfection, in order for hepatitis D to propagate. The best way of preventing hepatitis D infection is with vaccination against hepatitis B. [1]
Since a vaccine against hepatitis D is not available for patients who are already infected with HBV, the best course of action to prevent superinfection is to avoid risk behaviors, such as: [1]
- Sex with an infected partner
- Contact with the blood of an infected person
- Sharing of needles, syringes, razors, or toothbrushes with an infected person
- Healthcare workers who deal with sharp objects, potentially with blood from infected patients should take extra caution
HIV Infected Patients
HIV-infected persons may not develop protective immunity after receiving hepatitis B vaccine. They therefore remain at risk for infection with HBV and HDV.[2]
Pregnant Patients
Pregnant women should be screened for hepatitis B infection. If the woman is at risk for HBV infection, she should be vaccinated. The current recommendations of the American College of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are that all infants be immunized against hepatitis B.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hepatitis D prevention".
- ↑ Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1993. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 6.) Chapter 15 - Viral Hepatitis D.
- ↑ Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1993. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 6.) Chapter 15 - Viral Hepatitis D.