| Subject: | CDC Expands Recommendations for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection |
| Category: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Published: | Mon, 22 Sep 2008 - 06:00 am |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published new recommendations for health care providers that are designed to increase routine testing for chronic Hepatitis B virus infection. The CDC recommends testing all individuals born in Asia and Africa, as well as testing additional at-risk populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM) and injection-drug users (IDUs). The recommendations also, for the first time, give health professionals guidance for effective... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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