EASL 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of hepatitis B virus infection

P Lampertico, K Agarwal, T Berg, M Buti… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a global public health problem with changing
epidemiology due to several factors including vaccination policies and migration. This
Clinical Practice Guideline presents updated recommendations for the optimal management
of HBV infection. Chronic HBV infection can be classified into five phases:(I) HBeAg-positive
chronic infection,(II) HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis,(III) HBeAg-negative chronic
infection,(IV) HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis and (V) HBsAg-negative phase. All patients …