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All patients with current or previous IV drug use history should be evaluated for hepatitis B. However, screening is not recommended in asymptomatic HBsAg positive patients | All patients with current or previous IV drug use history should be evaluated for hepatitis B. However, screening is not recommended in asymptomatic HBsAg positive patients. The following preventive and screening may be applied: | ||
*HBsAg positive patients, who have acute or chronic hepatitis D. | |||
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* Patients known to be HBsAg positive who have acute or chronic hepatitis may be tested for hepatitis D. The followup care and counseling, however, of a person co-infected with hepatitis D is not different from that of a person who is HBsAg positive. Therefore, knowing if the patient is co-infected with hepatitis D is of limited clinical significance. | * Patients known to be HBsAg positive who have acute or chronic hepatitis may be tested for hepatitis D. The followup care and counseling, however, of a person co-infected with hepatitis D is not different from that of a person who is HBsAg positive. Therefore, knowing if the patient is co-infected with hepatitis D is of limited clinical significance. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Screening
All patients with current or previous IV drug use history should be evaluated for hepatitis B. However, screening is not recommended in asymptomatic HBsAg positive patients. The following preventive and screening may be applied:
- HBsAg positive patients, who have acute or chronic hepatitis D.