Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Monitoring for treatment response among people with chronic hepatitis B infection receiving treatment or not yet receiving treatment. More frequent on-treatment monitoring (every 3–6 months for the first year) may be performed for: people with more advanced disease (compensated or decompensated cirrhosis); during the first year of treatment to assess treatment response and adherence; where treatment adherence is a concern; in HIV-coinfected people; and for people with renal impairment.
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guidelines for the prevention, care and treatment of persons with chronic hepatitis B infection
WHO guidelines on hepatitis B and C testing.