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
Treatment is recommended for all adults with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) (including pregnant women and girls and women of reproductive age) with presence of coinfections (such as HIV, hepatitis D or hepatitis C); family history of liver cancer or cirrhosis; immune suppression (such as long-term steroid use, solid organ or stem cell transplant); comorbidities (such as diabetes or metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease); or extrahepatic manifestations (such as glomerulonephritis or vasculitis), regardless of the APRI score or HBV DNA or ALT levels