Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Virus Infections in the United States, 2011

Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Virus Infections in the United States, 2011–2016

Published:2019-01-30 Issue:4 Volume:69 Page:709-712
ISSN:1058-4838
Container-title:Clinical Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

Patel Eshan U¹,Thio Chloe L²,Boon Denali³,Thomas David L²,Tobian Aaron A R¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

2. Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

3. Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland

Abstract

Abstract Among adults in the 2011-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the estimated prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was 0.36% overall and 3.4% in non-Hispanic Asians. Among adult HBsAg carriers, 42% had antibodies to hepatitis delta virus (anti-HDV). Routine anti-HDV testing should be considered for HBsAg carriers.

Funder

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Gilead Sciences and Sanofi

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical)

Link

http://academic.oup.com/cid/article-pdf/69/4/709/29022187/ciz001.pdf

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