NIH consensus development statement on management of hepatitis B.
Belongia E, Costa J, Gareen I, Grem J, Inadomi J, Kern E, McHugh J, Petersen G, Rein M, Sorrell M, Strader D, Trotter H. NIH consensus development statement on management of hepatitis B. NIH Consensus And State-of-the-Science Statements 2008, 25: 1-29. PMID: 18949020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-HBV therapyHBV DNAHepatocellular carcinomaChronic HBVALT levelsHepatitis BHepatitis B.Advanced fibrosisLiver failureHBV genotype C infectionRepresentative prospective cohort studyElevated HBV DNAHBV prevalence rateImmune active phaseImmune-tolerant phaseLatent HBV infectionLiver-specific mortalityLow replicative phaseChronic hepatitis BPlacebo-controlled trialProspective cohort studyGenotype C infectionAcute liver failureClinical health outcomesBurden of disease