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Current Hepatitis B Infection

MedGen UID:
1791737
•Concept ID:
C5555296
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Current Hep B Infection

Definition

Hepatitis B infection is evident at the time of testing. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCurrent Hepatitis B Infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Navigating past and current hepatitis B infection in primary care.
Johnston P, Linton E, Ankcorn M, Mitchell C, Stone B
Br J Gen Pract 2021 Oct;71(711):474-476. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X717341. PMID: 34593404Free PMC Article
Immunity to Hepatitis B is Undetectable in the Majority of Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Outpatient Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.
Stull SW, McKnight ER, Matson SC, Bonny AE
J Addict Med 2020 Dec;14(6):e359-e361. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000689. PMID: 32541362
Management of chronic hepatitis B infection: current treatment guidelines, challenges, and new developments.
Tang CM, Yau TO, Yu J
World J Gastroenterol 2014 May 28;20(20):6262-78. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i20.6262. PMID: 24876747Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Immunity to Hepatitis B is Undetectable in the Majority of Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Outpatient Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.
Stull SW, McKnight ER, Matson SC, Bonny AE
J Addict Med 2020 Dec;14(6):e359-e361. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000689. PMID: 32541362
Blood-borne viruses in the haemodialysis-dependent population attending Top End Northern Territory facilities 2000-2009.
Davies J, Jabbar Z, Gagan F, Baird RW
Nephrology (Carlton) 2012 Jul;17(5):501-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2012.01603.x. PMID: 22458921
High rates of sexually transmitted infections in HIV positive homosexual men: data from two community based cohorts.
Jin F, Prestage GP, Zablotska I, Rawstorne P, Kippax SC, Donovan B, Cunningham PH, Templeton DJ, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE
Sex Transm Infect 2007 Aug;83(5):397-9. Epub 2007 Jun 7 doi: 10.1136/sti.2007.025684. PMID: 17556503Free PMC Article
Associations of pesticides, HCV, HBV, and hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt.
Ezzat S, Abdel-Hamid M, Eissa SA, Mokhtar N, Labib NA, El-Ghorory L, Mikhail NN, Abdel-Hamid A, Hifnawy T, Strickland GT, Loffredo CA
Int J Hyg Environ Health 2005;208(5):329-39. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2005.04.003. PMID: 16217918
Vaccination against hepatitis B in patients with chronic liver disease awaiting liver transplantation.
Horlander JC, Boyle N, Manam R, Schenk M, Herring S, Kwo PY, Lumeng L, Chalasani N
Am J Med Sci 1999 Nov;318(5):304-7. doi: 10.1097/00000441-199911000-00004. PMID: 10555092

Diagnosis

Navigating past and current hepatitis B infection in primary care.
Johnston P, Linton E, Ankcorn M, Mitchell C, Stone B
Br J Gen Pract 2021 Oct;71(711):474-476. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X717341. PMID: 34593404Free PMC Article
Immunity to Hepatitis B is Undetectable in the Majority of Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Outpatient Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.
Stull SW, McKnight ER, Matson SC, Bonny AE
J Addict Med 2020 Dec;14(6):e359-e361. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000689. PMID: 32541362
Blood-borne viruses in the haemodialysis-dependent population attending Top End Northern Territory facilities 2000-2009.
Davies J, Jabbar Z, Gagan F, Baird RW
Nephrology (Carlton) 2012 Jul;17(5):501-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2012.01603.x. PMID: 22458921
Injecting drug users in Bangladesh: prevalence of syphilis, hepatitis, HIV and HIV subtypes.
Azim T, Bogaerts J, Yirrell DL, Banerjea AC, Sarker MS, Ahmed G, Amin MM, Rahman AS, Hussain AM
AIDS 2002 Jan 4;16(1):121-3. doi: 10.1097/00002030-200201040-00015. PMID: 11741170
Reactivity of 13 in vitro expressed hepatitis B surface antigen variants in 7 commercial diagnostic assays.
Ireland JH, O'Donnell B, Basuni AA, Kean JD, Wallace LA, Lau GK, Carman WF
Hepatology 2000 May;31(5):1176-82. doi: 10.1053/he.2000.6407. PMID: 10796895

Therapy

Blood-borne viruses in the haemodialysis-dependent population attending Top End Northern Territory facilities 2000-2009.
Davies J, Jabbar Z, Gagan F, Baird RW
Nephrology (Carlton) 2012 Jul;17(5):501-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2012.01603.x. PMID: 22458921
Evaluation of cationic nanoparticles of biodegradable copolymers as siRNA delivery system for hepatitis B treatment.
Wang J, Feng SS, Wang S, Chen ZY
Int J Pharm 2010 Nov 15;400(1-2):194-200. Epub 2010 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.08.026. PMID: 20801205
Vaccination against hepatitis B in patients with chronic liver disease awaiting liver transplantation.
Horlander JC, Boyle N, Manam R, Schenk M, Herring S, Kwo PY, Lumeng L, Chalasani N
Am J Med Sci 1999 Nov;318(5):304-7. doi: 10.1097/00000441-199911000-00004. PMID: 10555092

Prognosis

Immunity to Hepatitis B is Undetectable in the Majority of Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Outpatient Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.
Stull SW, McKnight ER, Matson SC, Bonny AE
J Addict Med 2020 Dec;14(6):e359-e361. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000689. PMID: 32541362
Blood-borne viruses in the haemodialysis-dependent population attending Top End Northern Territory facilities 2000-2009.
Davies J, Jabbar Z, Gagan F, Baird RW
Nephrology (Carlton) 2012 Jul;17(5):501-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2012.01603.x. PMID: 22458921

Clinical prediction guides

Urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons concentrations and hepatitis B antibody serology in the United States (NHANES, 2003-2014).
Andrews FV, Smit E, Welch BM, Ahmed SM, Kile ML
Environ Res 2021 Apr;195:110801. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.110801. PMID: 33539830Free PMC Article
Immunity to Hepatitis B is Undetectable in the Majority of Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Outpatient Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.
Stull SW, McKnight ER, Matson SC, Bonny AE
J Addict Med 2020 Dec;14(6):e359-e361. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000689. PMID: 32541362
Associations of pesticides, HCV, HBV, and hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt.
Ezzat S, Abdel-Hamid M, Eissa SA, Mokhtar N, Labib NA, El-Ghorory L, Mikhail NN, Abdel-Hamid A, Hifnawy T, Strickland GT, Loffredo CA
Int J Hyg Environ Health 2005;208(5):329-39. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2005.04.003. PMID: 16217918

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