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Author Topic: Hep B Testing Is Recommended for Those With Risk Factors  (Read 10755 times)

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Hep B Testing Is Recommended for Those With Risk Factors
« on: August 21, 2020, 01:19:40 pm »
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening for all adolescents and adults with risk factors for contracting the virus, Physicians Weekly reports.

Such risk factors include injecting drugs, being a man who has sex with men and being born in a region in which 2% or more of the population has HBV.

The recommendations are in draft form at this time, meaning they are available for public comment before final publication. They differ from those applying to hepatitis C, for which public health experts now recommend screening for all adults regardless of risk factors.

For more...
https://www.hepmag.com/article/hep-b-testing-recommended-risk-factors

 


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