Bibliographic Info
GuidelineGuidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment for people with chronic hepatitis B infection.
Year of Publication2024
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
(People with chronic hepatitis B infection). All people with cirrhosis based on clinical evidence (or APRI or transient elastography score) require lifelong treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogues and should not discontinue antiviral therapy because of the risk of reactivation, which can cause an acute hepatitis flare