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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases(ASSLD) 2009 Guidelines for Chronic Hepatitis B^[1]

“

The following groups should be tested for HBV

infection:

persons born in high or intermediate endemic areas,
United States– born persons not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions with high HBV endemicity,
persons with chronically elevated aminotransferases,
persons needing immunosuppressive therapy
men who have sex with men
persons with multiple sexual partners or history of sexually transmitted disease,
inmates of correctional facilities,
persons who have ever used injecting drugs, dialysis patients, HIV or HCV-infected individuals, pregnant women, and family members, household members, and sexual contacts of HBV-infected persons.
Testing for HBsAg and anti-HBs should be performed, and seronegative persons should be vaccinated. (Grade I Recommendation)

”