Bibliographic information

GuidelineGuidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment for people with chronic hepatitis B infection.
Year of Publication2024
Issuing InstitutionWHO

Recommendation

New

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

Recommended in favor

Strong

Notes and Remarks

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB): Defined as the presence of HBsAg on at least one occasion, and for adolescents and children, persistence of HBsAg for six months or more.