BOSTON – Rates of serologic testing for hepatitis B (HBV) at the VA
fail to meet levels recommended by the American Association for the
Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) practice guideline, according to new
research.
Researchers from the Philadelphia VAMC and the University of
Pennsylvania presented the findings at the annual AASLD meeting in
Boston recently.1
“While other chronic viral infections, such as hepatitis C and HIV,
have received tremendous educational efforts,” said principal
investigator David E. Kaplan, MD, MSc. “Hepatitis B has received far
less attention, particularly outside communities with high numbers of
immigrants from endemic regions.”
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