Bibliographic Info
GuidelineGuidelines for the prevention, care and treatment of persons with chronic hepatitis B infection
Year of Publication2015
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
Treatment is recommended for adults with CHRONIC HEPATITIS B (CHB) who do not have clinical evidence of cirrhosis (or based on APRI score ≤2 in adults), but are aged more than 30 years (in particular), and have persistently abnormal ALT levels and evidence of highlevel HBV replication (HBV DNA >20 000 IU/mL), regardless of HBeAg status
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