Obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine guidelines

Hepatitis

Guidelines, reviews, statements, recommendations, standards

Hepatitis

• Canada
  • Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - British Columbia
    • Viral hepatitis testing [2005]
  • HepNet - The Hepatitis Information Network
    • HepNet - The Hepatitis Information Network
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Statement on Hepatitis Vaccines for Travellers [2008]
    • Supplementary statement on hepatitis prevention — hepatitis A and hepatitis B combination vaccine for children [1999]
    • Statement on combination vaccines against hepatitis A and hepatitis B [1999]
    • Supplementary statement on hepatitis prevention [1997]
    • Hepatitis
  • Toward Optimized Practice
    • Serological testing for suspected viral hepatitis [2006]
• Europe
  • EuroSurveillance
    • European recommendations for the management of healthcare workers occupationally exposed to hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus [2005]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Probiotics for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and/or steatohepatitis
    • Pentoxifylline for alcoholic hepatitis
    • Drugs improving insulin resistance for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and/or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
    • Bile acids for viral hepatitis
• Ireland
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Prevention of transmission of blood-borne diseases in the health-care setting [2005]
• United Kingdom
  • British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
    • United Kingdom national guideline on the management of the viral hepatitides A, B, and C 2008 [2008]
  • Department of Health UK
    • Guidance for clinical health care workers: protection against infection with blood-borne viruses [1998]
    • Advisory Group on Hepatitis (AGH)
  • Health Protection Agency
    • Bloodborne Viruses (BBVs) and Occupational Exposure
• United States of America
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
    • Viral Hepatitis
  • American College of Surgeons
    • Statement on the Surgeon and Hepatitis [2004]
  • CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis
    • CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis
  • CDC Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
    • Prevention and Control of Infections with Hepatitis Viruses in Correctional Settings [2003]
  • CDC National Center for Health Statistics
    • Viral Hepatitis
  • CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    • Bloodborne Infectious Diseases
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Recommendations for postexposure interventions to prevent infection with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or human immunodeficiency virus, and tetanus in persons wounded during bombings and other mass-casualty events [2008]
    • Hepatitis A and B Vaccines [2003]
    • Updated U.S. Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Food and Drug Administration/Health Resources and Services Administration/National Institutes of Health) [2001]
  • Lab Tests Online - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    • Hepatitis [2009]
  • Minnesota Department of Health
    • Hepatitis
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Viral hepatitis. Finnish Medical Society Duodecim [2008]
    • United Kingdom national guideline on the management of the viral hepatitides A, B, and C 2008. British Association of Sexual Health and HIV [2008]
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    • Viral Hepatitis
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
    • Hepatitis Series
• WHO
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Case Definition: Acute Viral Hepatitis [2002]
    • Hepatitis
  • World Health Organization
    • Hepatitis
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Antiviral Drugs in the Immunocompetent Host: Part I. Treatment of Hepatitis, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes Infections [2003]
  • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
    • Natural history and treatment of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus coinfection [2005]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Hepatitis in refugees who settle in Australia [2007]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Prophylaxis and follow-up after possible exposure to HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus outside hospital: evaluation of policy 2000-3 [2005]
  • Clinical Microbiology Reviews
    • Risk and Management of Blood-Borne Infections in Health Care Workers [2000]
  • Hematology
    • Viral Hepatitis: Manifestations and Management Strategy [2006]
  • Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
    • Viral hepatitis (Part-I) [2003]
  • Journal of Biosciences
    • Regulatory mechanisms of viral hepatitis B and C [2003]
  • Journal of Virology
    • Stealth and Cunning: Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Viruses [2005]
  • Netherlands Journal of Medicine
    • Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis [2005]
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
    • Review of cytokine profiles in patients with hepatitis [2004]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Sexually transmitted diseases
    • Hepatitis: epidemiology
    • Hepatitis in pregnancy and newborn
    • Hepatitis G
    • Hepatitis E
    • Hepatitis D
    • Hepatitis C
    • Hepatitis B
    • Hepatitis A
    • HIV/AIDS and hepatitis

Hepatitis A

• Australia
  • Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria
    • Hepatitis A [2008]
  • NSW Department of Health
    • Hepatitis A [2009]
• United Kingdom
  • Department of Health UK
    • Hepatitis A
  • Health Protection Agency
    • Hepatitis A
• United States of America
  • CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis
    • Hepatitis A Information For the Health Professional
  • CDC Travelers' Health
    • Hepatitis A [2009]
  • Minnesota Department of Health
    • Hepatitis A
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Hepatitis A. New York State Department of Health [2007]
  • Office of Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    • Hepatitis A
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Hepatitis A [2000]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Hepatitis A [2006]
  • BMC Health Services Research
    • A review of interventions triggered by hepatitis A infected food-handlers in Canada [2006]
  • Clinical Microbiology Reviews
    • Diagnosis of Hepatitis A Virus Infection: a Molecular Approach [2006]
    • Hepatitis A: Old and New [2001]
  • Journal of General Virology
    • Genetic variability of hepatitis A virus [2003]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis A: prevention, vaccine
    • Hepatitis A: epidemiology
    • Hepatitis

Hepatitis A: epidemiology

• Australia
  • NSW Public Health Bulletin
    • Hepatitis A: who in NSW is most at risk of infection? [2008]
• Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • The changing epidemiology of Hepatitis A in British Columbia: using Health Authority follow-up data to inform policy and practice [2006]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • The global prevalence of hepatitis A virus infection and susceptibility : a systematic review [2010]
• Articles in journals
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
    • Seroprevalence of hepatitis A infection in a low endemicity country: a systematic review [2005]
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Hepatitis A in the European Union: responding to challenges related to new epidemiological patterns [2009]
  • Indian Journal of Medical Research
    • Epidemiological transition of hepatitis A in India: issues for vaccination in developing countries [2008]
    • Changing epidemiology of hepatitis A infection [2008]
  • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
    • Epidemiological pattern and mortality rates for hepatitis A in Brazil, 1980-2002 - A Review [2006]
  • Salud Pública de México
    • Hepatitis A: the burden among Latino children in California [2005]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis: epidemiology
    • Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A: prevention, vaccine

• Australia
  • Department of Health and Ageing
    • Hepatitis A [2008]
• Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Update on Hepatitis A Vaccine [2001]
    • Supplementary statement on hepatitis A vaccine [2000]
    • Hepatitis A
• New Zealand
  • Ministry of Health New Zealand
    • Hepatitis A - Immunisation [2008]
• United Kingdom
  • Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York
    • Cost-utility of universal hepatitis A vaccination in Canada [2009]
• United States of America
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Hepatitis A Vaccine Recommendations [2007]
  • CDC Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
    • Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) [2006]
  • CDC Vaccines
    • Hepatitis A Vaccination
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Update: Prevention of Hepatitis A After Exposure to Hepatitis A Virus and in International Travelers. Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) [2007]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Hepatitis A vaccine recommendations. American Academy of Pediatrics [2007]
    • Prevention of hepatitis A through active or passive immunization: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) [2006]
  • University of Michigan Evidence-Based Pediatrics
    • Virosome Hepatitis A Vaccine is Effective in Preventing Hepatitis A Infection Among Children 18 months to 6 Years of Age [2006]
    • Mass Vaccination for Hepatitis A Is Not Cost-Effective [2002]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Hepatitis A vaccine [2003]
    • WHO Position Paper on Hepatitis A Vaccines [2000]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

• Australia
  • Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria
    • Hepatitis B [2009]
  • Medical Services Advisory Committee
    • Hepatitis B DNA testing [2007]
  • NSW Department of Health
    • Hepatitis B Control Guideline [2004]
• Australia, New Zealand
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Hepatitis B [2009]
• Canada
  • Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - British Columbia
    • Clinical management of chronic hepatitis B [2004]
• Europe
  • European Association for the Study of the Liver
    • EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Chronic Hepatitis B [2009]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Alpha-fetoprotein and/or liver ultrasonography for liver cancer screening in patients with chronic hepatitis B
  • World Gastroenterology Organisation
    • Hepatitis B [2008]
• United Kingdom
  • Department of Health UK
    • Hepatitis B key documents
    • Hepatitis B
  • Health Protection Agency
    • Hepatitis B
• United States of America
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Management of Chronic Hepatitis B [2008]
    • Screening: Hepatitis B Virus Infection [2004]
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
    • Chronic Hepatitis B: Update 2009 [2009]
  • CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis
    • Hepatitis B Information For the Health Professional
  • CDC Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
    • Hepatitis B In Healthcare Settings
  • CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
    • Recommendations for Identification and Public Health Management of Persons with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection [2008]
  • CDC Travelers' Health
    • Hepatitis B [2009]
  • Madigan Army Medical Center
    • Chronic Hepatitis B (in Children) Referral Guidelines [2009]
  • Minnesota Department of Health
    • Hepatitis B
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference statement: management of hepatitis B [2009]
    • Chronic hepatitis B: update 2009. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases [2009]
    • Recommendations for identification and public health management of persons with chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [2008]
    • Hepatitis B virus. New York State Department of Health [2008]
    • Screening for hepatitis B virus infection: recommendation statement. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [2004]
  • National Institutes of Health
    • NIH Consensus Development Conference: Management of Hepatitis B [2008]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Collaborative study to establish a World Health Organization international genotype panel for hepatitis B virus nucleic acid amplication technique (NAT)-based assays [2009]
    • Hepatitis B [2002]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Hepatitis B [2004]
  • American Journal of Pathology
    • Viruses, Immunity, and Cancer: Lessons from Hepatitis B [2000]
  • BMC Medical Ethics
    • Hepatitis B virus infected physicians and disclosure of transmission risks to patients: A critical analysis [2001]
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Hepatitis B control by 2012 in the WHO Western Pacific Region: rationale and implications [2009]
  • Clinical Microbiology Reviews
    • Molecular Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Hepatitis B [2007]
  • Journal of General Virology
    • Genetic variability in hepatitis B viruses [2002]
  • Journal of Urban Health
    • Hepatitis B Virus Infection in US Correctional Facilities: A Review of Diagnosis, Management, and Public Health Implications [2009]
  • Journal of Virology
    • The Enigmatic X Gene of Hepatitis B Virus [2005]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Management of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in remote-dwelling Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders: an update for primary healthcare providers [2003]
  • Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
    • Hepatitis B Virus Biology [2000]
  • Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society
    • The Curiosities of Hepatitis B Virus: Prevention, Sex Ratio, and Demography [2006]
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
    • Molecular characteristics and stages of chronic hepatitis B virus infection [2009]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis B: prevention, treatment, vaccine
    • Hepatitis B: epidemiology
    • Hepatitis

Hepatitis B: epidemiology

• Articles in journals
  • BMC Medicine
    • Patient to patient transmission of hepatitis B virus: a systematic review of reports on outbreaks between 1992 and 2007 [2009]
  • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
    • Hepatitis B virus infection: Understanding its epidemiology, course, and diagnosis [2008]
  • Epidemiologic Reviews
    • Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Epidemiology and Vaccination [2006]
  • Indian Pediatrics
    • Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prevalence of Hepatitis B in India [2007]
  • Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
    • Hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma: epidemiology and pathogenic role of viral factors [2007]
  • Medscape Journal of Medicine
    • Natural History of Chronic Hepatitis B – Clinical Implications [2008]
  • Virology Journal
    • An overview of molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in India [2008]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis: epidemiology
    • Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B: prevention, treatment, vaccine

• Australia
  • Department of Health and Ageing
    • Hepatitis B [2008]
• Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Statement on alternate adolescent schedule for hepatitis B vaccine [2000]
    • Hepatitis B
• China
  • Chinese Medical Journal
    • Guideline on prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis [2007]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Sequential combination of glucocorticosteroids and alfa interferon versus alfa interferon alone for HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B
    • Combined DTP-HBV-HIB vaccine versus separately administered DTP-HBV and HIB vaccines for primary prevention of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae B (HIB)
    • Chinese medicinal herbs for chronic hepatitis B
    • Chinese medicinal herbs for asymptomatic carriers of hepatitis B virus infection
    • Bicyclol for chronic hepatitis B
  • Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
    • Advanced Immunization Management (AIM) e-Learning Website: Hepatitis B [2010]
• Netherlands
  • Health Council of the Netherlands
    • General vaccination against hepatitis B revisited [2009]
    • Vaccination of children against hepatitis B [2003]
• New Zealand
  • Ministry of Health New Zealand
    • Hepatitis B - Immunisation [2008]
• United Kingdom
  • British Medical Association
    • Hepatitis B vaccination in childhood - a briefing from the Board of Science [2007]
  • Department of Health UK
    • Hepatitis B infected healthcare workers and antiviral therapy [2007]
    • Hepatitis B immunisation of homosexual and bisexual men attending GUM clinics: provision of extra vaccine [2002]
  • Health Technology Assessment
    • Adefovir dipivoxil and pegylated interferon alpha for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B: an updated systematic review and economic evaluation [2009]
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
    • Hepatitis B - tenofovir disoproxil fumarate [2009]
    • Hepatitis B - telbivudine [2008]
    • Hepatitis B - entecavir [2008]
    • Hepatitis B (chronic) - adefovir dipivoxil and pegylated interferon alpha-2a [2006]
• United States of America
  • CDC Vaccine Safety
    • Hepatitis B and Multiple Sclerosis ( MS) - Vaccine Safety
  • CDC Vaccines
    • Hepatitis B Vaccination
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Part II: Immunization of Adults [2006]
    • Postexposure Prophylaxis of Persons with Discrete Identifiable Exposures to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) [2005]
    • Immunization Management Issues [2005]
    • Case Finding and Management of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)--Positive Persons During Delivery of Vaccination Services [2005]
    • A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Part 1: Immunization of Infants, Children, and Adolescents [2005]
    • Impact of the 1999 AAP/USPHS Joint Statement on Thimerosal in Vaccines on Infant Hepatitis B Vaccination Practices [2001]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Telbivudine for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) [2008]
    • Entecavir for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) [2008]
    • Adefovir dipivoxil and peginterferon alfa-2a for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [2006]
    • A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) part II: immunization of adults. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [2006]
    • A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) part 1: immunization of infants, children, and adolescents [2005]
  • National Institutes of Health
    • Antiviral Therapy for Adults With Chronic Hepatitis B: A Systematic Review for a National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference [2009]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Hepatitis B [2003]
    • Hepatitis B vaccination and rheumatoid arthritis
    • Hepatitis B vaccination and multiple sclerosis
    • Hepatitis B vaccination and chronic fatigue syndrome
    • Hepatitis B and leukaemia
• Articles in journals
  • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
    • Prevention and treatment of recurrent Hepatitis B after liver transplantation: the current role of nucleoside and nucleotide analogues [2006]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Preventing and treating hepatitis B infection [2004]
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Global control of hepatitis B virus: does treatment-induced antigenic change affect immunization? [2010]
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
    • Hepatitis B immunization strategies: timing is everything [2009]
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
    • Global Control of Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Hepatitis B Vaccine: The Contributions of Research in Taiwan [2003]
  • Chinese Medical Journal
    • Vaccination against hepatitis B: the Chinese experience [2009]
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
    • The mechanisms of action of antivirals against hepatitis B virus infection [2003]
    • Hepatitis B virus: old, new and future approaches to antiviral treatment [2003]
    • Current and future antiviral agents for chronic hepatitis B [2003]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Why do we not yet have combination chemotherapy for chronic hepatitis B? [2007]
  • Netherlands Journal of Medicine
    • Antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B virus infection--immune modulation or viral suppression? [2006]
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
    • Immune therapy including dendritic cell based therapy in chronic hepatitis B virus infection [2006]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

• Australia
  • Department of Health and Ageing
    • National Hepatitis C Resource Manual 2nd Edition [2008]
    • Hepatitis C Resource Manual 2nd Edition [2008]
    • Hepatitis C Prevention, Treatment and Care: Guidelines for Australian Custodial Settings [2008]
    • The National Hepatitis C Strategy 2005-2008 [2005]
    • Economic evaluation of hepatitis C in Australia [2005]
    • Hepatitis C in Australia
  • Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria
    • Hepatitis C [2009]
    • Hepatitis C Victorian Hepatitis C Strategy 2002-2004 and Addendum 2005-2009 [2008]
  • NSW Department of Health
    • Hepatitis C Control Guideline [2004]
• Australia, New Zealand
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Hepatitis C [2009]
• Canada
  • Canadian AIDS Society
    • Hepatitis C Strategy [2003]
  • Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - British Columbia
    • Clinical management of chronic hepatitis C [2004]
• International
  • Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes
    • Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease [2008]
• Ireland
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 [2006]
• New Zealand
  • Ministry of Health New Zealand
    • Hepatitis C in New Zealand
• United Kingdom
  • British Society of Gastroenterology
    • Clinical Guidelines on the Management of Hepatitis C [2001]
  • Department of Health UK
    • Hepatitis C: quick reference guide for primary care (2009 edition) [2009]
    • Hepatitis C
  • Health Protection Agency
    • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatitis C Scotland
    • Hepatitis C Scotland
  • Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
    • Consensus Conference on Hepatitis C [2004]
  • Scottish Government Health Directorates
    • Hepatitis C Action Plan for Scotland: Phase II: May 2008 - March 2011 [2008]
  • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
    • Management of hepatitis C [2006]
• United States of America
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Management of Chronic Hepatitis C [2002]
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
    • Diagnosis, Management and Treatment of Hepatitis C: An Update [2009]
  • CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis
    • Hepatitis C Information For the Health Professional
  • CDC Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
    • Hepatitis C in Healthcare Settings
  • CDC Travelers' Health
    • Hepatitis C [2009]
  • Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
    • Clinical Public Health Programs: Hepatitis C (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
  • Madigan Army Medical Center
    • Hepatitis C Referral Guidelines [2007]
  • Mass.Gov
    • Hepatitis C
  • Minnesota Department of Health
    • Hepatitis C
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C: an update. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases [2009]
    • Management of hepatitis C. A national clinical guideline. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network [2006]
    • Hepatitis C. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2006. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [2006]
    • American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the management of hepatitis C [2006]
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
    • Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management [2006]
  • National Institutes of Health
    • Management of Hepatitis C: 2002 [2002]
  • Office of Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    • Hepatitis C
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Hepatitis C [2002]
    • Hepatitis C
• Articles in journals
  • American Journal of Managed Care
    • Understanding hepatitis C [2004]
    • Managing hepatitis C [2004]
  • Australian Prescriber
    • Managing hepatitis C in the community [2006]
  • BMC Medical Research Methodology
    • The HCV Synthesis Project: Scope, methodology, and preliminary results [2008]
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
    • Hepatitis C: a review for primary care physicians [2006]
  • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
    • Hepatitis C Infection and Chronic Renal Diseases [2009]
  • Diabetes Care
    • Glucose Abnormalities in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Epidemiology and pathogenesis [2006]
  • Journal of Virology
    • Studying Hepatitis C Virus: Making the Best of a Bad Virus [2007]
  • Kidney International
    • Hepatitis C Virus-Induced Cryoglobulinemia [2009]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Prisons, hepatitis C and harm minimisation [2007]
    • Alcohol and hepatitis C [2007]
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
    • Hepatitis C virus: from entry to renal injury--facts and potentials [2007]
  • Psychosomatics
    • Psychosocial Issues and Mental Health Treatment Recommendations for Patients With Hepatitis C [2009]
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
    • Alcoholic liver disease and hepatitis C: A frequently underestimated combination [2009]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis C: treatment
    • Hepatitis C: prevention, screening, diagnosis
    • Hepatitis C: epidemiology
    • Hepatitis

Hepatitis C: epidemiology

• Australia
  • Department of Health and Ageing
    • Estimates and Projections of the Hepatitis C Virus Epidemic in Australia 2006 [2006]
    • Epidemiology of the hepatitis C virus - Communicable Diseases Intelligence Technical Report No. 3 [1999]
• Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • A Study to Characterize the Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Infection in Canada, 2002 [2008]
• Europe
  • EuroSurveillance
    • The challenge of hepatitis C surveillance in Europe [2003]
• Articles in journals
  • American Journal of Managed Care
    • Chronic Hepatitis C: An Age Wave of Disease Burden [2005]
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
    • The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States, 1999 through 2002 [2006]
  • BMC Public Health
    • HCV-related burden of disease in Europe: a systematic assessment of incidence, prevalence, morbidity, and mortality [2009]
  • Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Epidemiological aspects of hepatitis C in Brazil [2007]
  • International Journal of Medical Sciences
    • Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection [2006]
  • Journal of Biosciences
    • Hepatitis C in India [2008]
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
    • Hepatitis C virus in Pakistan: A systematic review of prevalence, genotypes and risk factors [2009]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis: epidemiology
    • Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C: prevention, screening, diagnosis

• Australia
  • Department of Health and Ageing
    • National Hepatitis C Testing Policy May 2007 [2007]
  • Medical Services Advisory Committee
    • Hepatitis C viral load testing [2000]
• Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Sex differences in injecting practices and hepatitis C: a systematic review of the literature [2004]
    • Hepatitis C virus transmission in the prison/inmate population [2004]
    • Evaluation of Nova Scotia’s hepatitis C risk notification program [2003]
    • Hepatitis C - Prevention and Control: A Public Health Consensus [1999]
• New Zealand
  • Ministry of Health New Zealand
    • Action on Hepatitis C Prevention [2002]
• United Kingdom
  • Bandolier
    • Spontaneous Viral Clearance of Hepatitis C [2006]
  • Health Technology Assessment
    • The cost-effectiveness of testing for hepatitis C in former injecting drug users [2006]
  • Scottish Government Health Directorates
    • Hepatitis C: testing and diagnosis in primary care [2009]
  • UK National Screening Committee
    • Hepatitis C screening (in adults) [2006]
• United States of America
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Screening: Hepatitis C Virus Infection [2004]
    • Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection. The Meaning of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force "I" Recommendation [2004]
  • CDC Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
    • Guidelines for Laboratory Testing and Result Reporting of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus [2003]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease [1998]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Screening for hepatitis C in adults: recommendation statement. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [2004]
• WHO
  • WHO Regional Office for Europe
    • What is the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to reduce hepatitis C infection and the associated morbidity? [2006]
• Articles in journals
  • Clinical Microbiology Reviews
    • Managing Occupational Risks for Hepatitis C Transmission in the Health Care Setting [2003]
    • Clinical Significance of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes [2000]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Surgeon, test (and heal) thyself: sharps injuries and hepatitis C risk [2004]
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
    • Role of microbubble ultrasound contrast agents in the non-invasive assessment of chronic hepatitis C-related liver disease [2006]
• {Related topics}
  • Clinical tools, medical calculators, unit conversions, statistics, clinical research tools
    • Hepatitis C : Clinical tools, medical calculators
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C: treatment

• Australia
  • NSW Department of Health
    • Review of Hepatitis C Treatment and Care Services [2008]
• Canada
  • Technology Assessment Unit of the McGill University Health Centre
    • Should the McGill University Health Centre initiate an antiviral treatment programme for patients with Chronic Hepatitis C? [2002]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Ribavirin monotherapy for chronic hepatitis C
    • Medicinal herbs for hepatitis C virus infection
    • Interferon for interferon nonresponding and relapsing patients with chronic hepatitis C
    • Interferon for interferon naive patients with chronic hepatitis C
    • Interferon for acute hepatitis C
    • Glucocorticosteroids for viral hepatitis C
    • Antiviral therapy for recurrent liver graft infection with hepatitis C virus
• Sweden
  • Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
    • Combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C [2001]
• United Kingdom
  • British Society of Gastroenterology
    • Guidance on the Treatment of Hepatitis C incorporating the use of Pegylated Interferons [2003]
  • Health Technology Assessment
    • Interferon alfa (pegylated and non-pegylated) and ribavirin for the treatment of mild chronic hepatitis C: a systematic review and economic evaluation [2007]
    • Health benefits of antiviral therapy for mild chronic hepatitis C: randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation [2006]
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
    • Hepatitis C - peginterferon alfa and ribavirin [2006]
    • Hepatitis C - pegylated interferons, ribavarin and alfa interferon [2004]
• United States of America
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Peginterferon alfa and ribavirin for the treatment of mild chronic hepatitis C. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [2006]
    • Interferon alfa (pegylated and non-pegylated) and ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [2004]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Using Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin to Treat Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C [2005]
    • Management of Hepatitis C: Evaluating Suitability for Drug Therapy [2004]
  • American Journal of Managed Care
    • Into the light: strategies for battling hepatitis C [2007]
    • Treatment Issues With Chronic Hepatitis C: Special Populations and Pharmacy Strategies [2005]
  • Chest
    • Hepatitis C Virus and the Lung: Implications for Therapy [2005]
  • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
    • The Kidney Transplant Recipient with Hepatitis C Infection: Pre- and Posttransplantation Treatment [2007]
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
    • Treating HCV with ribavirin analogues and ribavirin-like molecules [2006]
    • Predicting antiviral treatment response in chronic hepatitis C: how accurate and how soon? [2003]
  • Journal of Hepatology
    • Treatment Failure in Hepatitis C: Mechanisms of nonresponse [2009]
  • Netherlands Journal of Medicine
    • Hepatitis C: changing genotype distribution with important implications for patient management [2006]
    • The treatment of hepatitis C: history, presence and future [2004]
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
    • Is pegylated interferon superior to interferon, with ribavarin, in chronic hepatitis C genotypes 2/3? [2009]
    • Antiviral therapy in hepatitis C virus cirrhotic patients in compensated and decompensated condition [2008]
    • Is interferon-beta an alternative treatment for chronic hepatitis C? [2006]
    • Safety of interferon beta treatment for chronic HCV hepatitis [2004]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis C

Hepatitis D

• Australia
  • Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria
    • Hepatitis D [2008]
  • NSW Department of Health
    • Hepatitis D Control Guideline [2004]
• Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Hepatitis D Fact Sheet [2004]
• United States of America
  • CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis
    • Hepatitis D Information For Health Professionals
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Hepatitis D [2001]
• Articles in journals
  • Journal of Virology
    • RNA Replication without RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase: Surprises from Hepatitis Delta Virus [2005]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis

Hepatitis E

• Australia
  • Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria
    • Hepatitis E [2008]
  • NSW Department of Health
    • Hepatitis E Control Guideline [2004]
• Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Hepatitis E Fact Sheet [2004]
• United Kingdom
  • Health Protection Agency
    • Hepatitis E
• United States of America
  • CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis
    • Hepatitis E Information For the Health Professional
  • CDC Travelers' Health
    • Hepatitis E [2009]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Hepatitis E [2001]
• Articles in journals
  • Journal of Biosciences
    • Molecular biology and pathogenesis of hepatitis E virus [2008]
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
    • Hepatitis E: an overview and recent advances in vaccine research [2004]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis

Hepatitis G

• Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Hepatitis G Fact Sheet [2004]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis

Hepatitis: epidemiology

• Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Update – surveillance of health care workers exposed to blood, body fluids and bloodborne pathogens in Canadian hospital settings: 1 April, 2000, to 31 March, 2002 [2003]
• Europe
  • EuroSurveillance
    • Surveillance and epidemiology of hepatitis B and C in Europe - a review [2008]
• Articles in journals
  • Cadernos de Saúde Pública
    • Epidemiology of viruses causing chronic hepatitis among populations from the Amazon Basin and related ecosystems [2003]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Bloodborne Viral Hepatitis Infections among Drug Users: The Role of Vaccination [2009]
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • Hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Pakistan: prevalence and risk factors [2009]
  • Journal of General Virology
    • The origin and evolution of hepatitis viruses in humans [2001]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • National survey of HIV and hepatitis testing and vaccination services provided by drug and alcohol agencies in Australia [2006]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Hepatitis C: epidemiology
    • Hepatitis B: epidemiology
    • Hepatitis A: epidemiology
    • Hepatitis