The Management of Viral Hepatitis

Canadian Association for Study of the Liver

Proceedings of a consensus conference held in
Montreal, Quebec in March 1999

THE CANADIAN CONSENSUS CONFERENCE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF VIRAL HEPATITIS

This report was written by the CASL consensus conference rapporteur group
See end of article for conference participants and rapporteurs

THE MANAGEMENT OF VIRAL HEPATITIS (134 KB) in PDF Format Canadian Association for Study of the Liver

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

HEPATITIS B

1. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HEPATITIS B IN CANADA
2. NATURAL HISTORY OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS B
3. EVALUATION OF THE HBsAg-POSITIVE PATIENT
4. TREATMENT OF THE HEPATITIS B CARRIER
5. COMMENT

HEPATITIS C VIRUS

1. HEPATITIS C RNA TESTING
2. USE OF HCV RNA TESTING
3. SEXUAL TRANSMISSION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS
4. MOTHER-TO-INFANT TRANSMISSION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS
5. THERAPY FOR CHRONIC HEPATITIS C

COMBINED INFECTIONS

1. HEPATITIS B AND HEPATITIS C
2. HEPATITIS B AND HIV
3. HEPATITIS C AND HIV

SCREENING FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA

HEPATITIS B VACCINATION

HEPATITIS A VACCINATION

HEPATITIS G VIRUS

TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED VIRUS

PARTICIPANTS

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCE