Introduction

Most people with chronic hepatitis B infection are asymptomatic, but long-term complications may include cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver failure. Jawad Ahmad, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Liver Diseases at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, discusses hepatitis B virus infection with BMJ Knowledge Centre's U.S. Clinical Lead Sheila Feit, including how to approach diagnostic serologies and treatment to help reduce the risk of advanced liver disease. More information available at the BMJ Best Practice website: http://bestpractice.bmj.com. About BMJ Best Practice BMJ Best Practice takes you quickly and accurately to the latest evidence based information, whenever and wherever you need it. Our step by step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention is updated daily using robust evidence based methodology and expert opinion. We support you in implementing good practice. Sign up to a free 7 day trial here*: bestpractice.bmj.com/info/subscribe/free-trial/ The below topics will be made freely available for 2 weeks from World Hepatitis Day (28th July 2017): Hepatitis B Diagnostic investigations: http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/127/diagnosis/tests.html Hepatitis B Step-by-step management: http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/127/treatment/details.html Treatment guidelines including American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and European Association for Study of the Liver (EASL) http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/127/treatment/guidelines.html *Please note that free personal trials and personal subscriptions are not available in North America. _

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