Person's to screen for Hepatitis B
Patient Lifestyle
- Household and sexual contact of HBV
- People with multiple sexual partners
- Men who have sex with men
- Inmates of correctional facilities
- Individuals infected with HCV or HIV
- Renal dialysis patients
- Pregnant women
- Public safety workers with exposure to blood
- Individuals with chronically elevated ALT or AST
Which patients should be screened for hepatitis B?
Hyperendemic areas
- Asia
- Africa
- South Pacific Islands
- Middle East
- European Mediterranean
- The Arctic
- South America
- Eastern Europe
- Caribbean
10.Central America
Patient History
a. Family history of liver disease,
HCC,HBV
b. Persons who have ever injected drugs
c. History of sexual transmitted disease
Serological Testing: HBsAg
Serological testing :HBsAg
- Patients testing positive for HBsAg should be referred to a Specialist
Reference to: lok ASF BJ. Hepatology, vol, 50 No.32009
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