USPSTF Reinforces Their Recommendation to Screen for Hepatitis B in Adolescents and Adults at High Risk

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Risk status includes birth in, or birth to parents from, countries with a high prevalence of hepatitis B.Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Background The USPSTF has updated its 2014 recommendation to screen for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in high-risk adolescents and adults (NEJM JW Gen Med Jul 1 2014 and Ann Intern Med 2014; 161:58).