Title
Prevention, Diagnosis, Care and Treatment for People with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
Authoring Organization
Publication Month/Year
March 29, 2024
Last Updated Month/Year
April 9, 2024
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Document Type
Guideline
Country of Publication
Global
Document Objectives
The 2024 HBV guidelines provide updated evidence-informed recommendations on key priority topics. These include expanded and simplified treatment criteria for adults but now also for adolescents; expanded eligibility for antiviral prophylaxis for pregnant women to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HBV; improving HBV diagnostics through use of point-of-care HBV DNA viral load and reflex approaches to HBV DNA testing; who to test and how to test for HDV infection; and approaches to promote delivery of high-quality HBV services, including strategies to promote adherence to long-term antiviral therapy and retention in care.
Inclusion Criteria
Male, Female, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Infant, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Outpatient
Intended Users
Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Diagnosis, Assessment and screening, Treatment, Management
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D006509 - Hepatitis B
Keywords
hepatitis B, HBV
Source Citation
Guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment for people with chronic hepatitis B infection. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. Licence: CC BYNC-SA 3.0 IGO