Debates on the natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus infection during the update of Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B (2022 Version)
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2023.06.006
- VernacularTitle:《慢性乙型肝炎防治指南(2022年版)》修订过程中关于慢性HBV感染自然史的讨论
- Author:
Hui ZHUANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Microbiology and Center of Infectious Diseases, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
- Publication Type:Guideline Interpretation
- Keywords:
Hepatitis B, Chronic;
Hepatitis B virus;
Infections;
Natural History;
Indeterminate Phase
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2023;39(6):1295-1298
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This article introduces the debates on the natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection during the update of Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B (2022 Version), including nomenclature and definition, HBV infection, HBV DNA threshold for patients in the immune-tolerant phase, indeterminate phase and natural history, clinical diagnosis and natural history, and HBV DNA threshold for patients in the inactive phase.