Journal article
Australian consensus recommendations for the management of hepatitis B
JS Lubel, SI Strasser, AJ Thompson, BC Cowie, J MacLachlan, NL Allard, J Holmes, WW Kemp, A Majumdar, D Iser, J Howell, GV Matthews
Medical Journal of Australia | WILEY | Published : 2022
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51430
Abstract
Introduction: The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Australia is nearly 1%. In certain well defined groups the prevalence is far greater, yet an estimated 27% of people living with HBV infection remain undiagnosed. Appropriate screening improves detection, increases opportunity for treatment, and ultimately reduces the significant morbidity and mortality associated with the development of liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Main recommendations: This statement highlights important aspects of HBV infection management in Australia. There have been recent changes in nomenclature and understanding of natural history, as well as a newly defined upper limit of norma..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Unrestricted grant funding was provided to the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) for completion of this consensus statement. Details of GESA's funding sources are available on the website (www.gesa.org.au).Funding was received from unrestricted grants provided by GESA and the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), with editorial independence maintained throughout the manuscript development. These organisations provided logistical support only and they had no editorial involvement. The following collaborators contributed to the design, participation in the mDELPHI process and in the reviewing of this manuscript as well as the online manuscript: Leon Adams, Golo Ahlenstiel, Tanya Applegate, Jennifer Audsley, David Baker, Robert Batey, Sally Bell, Scott Bowden, Wendy Cheng, Paul Clark, Jane Davies, Joshua Davis, Anouk Dev, John Didlick, Gregory Dore, Mark Douglas, Joe Doyle, Samuel Elliott, Jacob George, Michelle Giles, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Margaret Hellard, Thai Hong, Kelly Hosking, Sushena Krishnaswamy, Alice Lee, Christopher Leung, Miriam Levy, Ken Liu, Michaela Lucas, Mei Mak, Marianne Martinello, Geoffrey McCaughan, James O'Beirne, Christopher Pearce, Matthew Penn, Stephen Pianko, Dilip Ratnam, Peter Revill, Jacqui Richmond, Stuart Roberts, Joe Sasadeusz, Nick Shackel, William Sievert, Monica Slavin, Briohny Smith, Sally Spruce, Michael Stormon, Caroline Tallis, Edmund Tse, Thomas Tu, Kumar Visvanathan, Michael Wallace, James Ward, Amany Zekry. We thank Joanne Mitchell (Project Officer) for her role in coordinating the members of the various working groups as well as providing logistical support for the mDELPHI meetings. [Corrections added on 10 Mar 2022 after first online publication: changes have been made to the Acknowledgements section to thank Joanne Mitchell.]