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BROWSE TOPICS IN CLINICAL MANAGEMENT:
Antiretroviral Therapy- Complications of HIV/HAART
- Research & Development
- Clinical Trials
- Quality of Life & Patient Care
Antiretroviral Therapy
Hepatitis B
See also: Organ Transplants
| Preferred Therapy and Duration Recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Because of the lack of controlled trial data on the use of antiviral agents against HBV in HIV/HBV co-infected patients, none of the current therapy can be recommended as preferred regimen |
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Overview
- Hepatitis B Virus (Regularly Updated)
Part of "Criteria for the Medical Care of Adults With HIV Infection".
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From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute - Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B Virus and HIV Coinfection (PDF) (November/December 2007)
In Topics in HIV Medicine, from International AIDS Society-USA - Entecavir in Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)/HIV Co-Infected Patients (April 30, 2007)
Supplement to the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents -- October 10, 2006.
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From AIDSinfo - Update on Management of the HIV/Hepatitis B- or HIV/Hepatitis C-Coinfected Patient (November 27, 2006)
Summary of current literature.
From The Body PRO - Hepatitis B Infection (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center - Hepatitis B Virus Disease (December 17, 2004)
A chapter from "Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents" guidelines.
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In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents: Viral Infections (December 2004)
163 slides covering CMV, HSV, HZV, HHV-8, HPV, HCV, and HBV; available only in PowerPoint.
From AETC National Resource Center - Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in HIV-Coinfected Patients (February 2004)
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care - Comparing Three Viruses: HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C (October 2003)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - The Burden of Disease: HIV, TB, Malaria and Hepatitis (October 2003)
The world's most deadly infectious diseases often work in tandem.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - Hepatitis B Virus in the Setting of HIV Infection: A Clinical Challenge (September 2003)
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From HCV Advocate - Overview of Treatment of Hepatitis B (April 2003)
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From HCV Advocate - HIV and Hepatitis Coinfection (Winter 2002/2003)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation - Medical Management of Chronic Hepatitis B and Chronic Hepatitis C (September 2002)
An overview of symptoms, treatment options and resources.
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Viral Hepatitis and Injection Drug Users (September 2002)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Antiretrovirals and Liver Toxicity: How Big a Concern? (Summer 2002)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America - The Other Hepatitis: The ABCs of HBV (Summer 2002)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America - Hepatitis B Virus: Transmission, Prevention, Treatment and HIV Co-Infection (June/July 2001)
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
Prevention
- Protect Yourself From Hepatitis (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council - A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States (December 8, 2006)
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); Part 2: Immunization of Adults.
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States (December 23, 2005)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Hepatitis B Vaccine Decreases Hepatitis B Incidence in Cohort of Drug Users (May 12, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Vaccinate to Prevent Hepatitis B (October 2003)
A pair of studies examine hepatitis B infection, one among U.S. prisoners and the other among Europeans with HIV.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - Hepatitis Immunization Rates Remain Less Than Half for Gay and Bisexual Men (October 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Hepatitis Immunization Rates Remain Less Than Half for Gay and Bisexual Men (September 23, 2002)
Rates vary widely by city, Seattle shines.
From Gay and Lesbian Medical Association - Vaccination for Hepatitis A and B (November 2001)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health - Twinrix: Combined Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Vaccine (September 21, 2001)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Hepatitis B Virus: Transmission, Prevention, Treatment and HIV Co-Infection (June/July 2001)
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
Research and News
- Literature Citations for the Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in HIV-Infected Patients (Regularly Updated)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health - Literature Citations for the Etiology and Diagnosis of Hepatitis B in HIV-Infected Patients (Regularly Updated)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health - Literature Citations for the Treatment of Hepatitis B in HIV-Infected Patients (Regularly Updated)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health - HIV/Hepatitis C Coinfection Does Not Influence CD4+ Cell Recovery in Patients on Suppressive HAART (February 5, 2008)
Lars Peters, M.D., discusses his study, which counters long-established assumptions about the effect of HCV/HIV coinfection on immune recovery after patients commence antiretroviral therapy.
From The Body PRO - Immune Reconstitution May Trigger Hepatic Flares in HIV/Hepatitis B Coinfected Patients Starting HAART (February 5, 2008)
In 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - News From the Front (Fall 2007)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America - Baraclude (Entecavir) Warning (PDF) (August 2007)
From Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - Label Changes for Baraclude (Entecavir) Tablets and Oral Solution (July 25, 2007)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Tenofovir Appears Effective Against HIV and Hepatitis B in Coinfected People (June 12, 2007)
From aidsmap.com - Surprise: Entecavir Active Against HIV as Well as HBV (March 1, 2007)
In aidsmap.com - The Prevalence and Significance of Occult Hepatitis B Virus in a Prospective Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients (March 1, 2007)
In Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes - Important Information Regarding Baraclude (Entecavir) in Patients Co-Infected With HIV and HBV (PDF) (February 2007)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration - HIV/Hepatitis B Not an Obstacle to Liver Transplants, but Timing May Be Critical (May 2, 2006)
From 365Gay.com - Fosamprenavir + Ritonavir Appears Safe Through 120 Weeks in HIV/HBV and HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients (July 26, 2005)
In The 3rd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment - FDA Approves Baraclude (Generic Name: Entecavir) for Treatment of Hepatitis B (March 30, 2005)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Combination Therapy for HBV: Adefovir + FTC Beats Adefovir Alone in Study (January 2005)
In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School - Tenofovir for the Treatment of Lamivudine-Resistant Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) (January 2005)
In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School - Hepatitis Testing Important for HIVers Before Taking Kaletra (October 13, 2004)
From aidsmap.com - High Rates of Hepatitis B Found Among HIV-Positive People in U.S.; Vaccination Recommended (October 2004)
Quick recap of studies in the journals JAIDS and Clinical Infectious Diseases.
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS - Hepatitis/HIV Coinfection Linked to Liver Complications in Kaletra Patients (September 2004)
Abstract of a study that recommends testing HIV-infected patients for HBV and HCV and measuring their baseline ALT values before lopinavir/ritonavir therapy is begun.
In HIV Medicine - HBV Infection: Two Drugs Are Better Than One (July 12, 2004)
In The XV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO - Response to Lopinavir/Ritonavir in HIV-Infected Patients Coinfected With Hepatitis C and/or Hepatitis B (July 12, 2004)
In The XV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO - The 39th European Association for the Study of the Liver (April 18, 2004)
Browse through the abstracts from this annual meeting.
- CROI 2004 Recap: HIV, HCV and HBV (April 2004)
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care - Phase III Results of FTC in Hepatitis B and HIV Co-Infected Patients (July 16, 2003)
In The 2nd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, from The Body PRO - First Clinical Care Options for Hepatitis, June 19-22 (May 30, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News - Gene Therapy May Hold Key to Treating Hepatitis B (May 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Canada Resists Mandatory Disease Testing in Prisons (May 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Infection Persists After Clinical Recovery in Acute Self-Limited Hepatitis B (May 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Hepatitis B a Deadly Threat to U.S. Asians (April 30, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Hepatitis B Vaccination Among Research Participants, Seattle, Washington (November 5, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Hepatitis Immunization Rates Remain Less Than Half for Gay and Bisexual Men (October 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - FDA Approves New Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B (September 20, 2002)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Some HIV-Positive People at Greater Risk for Liver Problems (July 24, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Anti-Hepatitis B Virus Activity of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in Lamivudine Experienced HIV/HBV Co-Infected Patients (July 10, 2002)
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO - Is Liver Transplant an Option? (Summer 2002)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America - United States: Hepatitis B on Decline but Many Still at Risk (April 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Important Drug Warning: Intron A (PDF) (December 2001)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Low-Dose Adefovir for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B in HIV-Infected People (November/December 2001)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - Questions for Dr. Brust on HBV Treatment (November/December 2001)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - HBV: Lamivudine -- When to Start, When to Stop (October 23, 2001)
In 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, from The Body PRO - Important Drug Warning: Roferon-A (PDF) (September 2001)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Can Vitamin E Help People Recover from Hepatitis B? (June 19, 2001)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange - Revised Package Insert: Roferon-A (Interferon Alfa-2a, Recombinant) (PDF) (March 20, 2001)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Combination Therapy for HBV (Hepatitis B) Infections (March 2001)
In The PRN Notebook - Revised Package Insert: Intron A (Interferon Alfa-2b, Recombinant for Injection) (PDF) (February 2001)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Vaccines
- Combinations Using the Hepatitis A and/or Hepatitis B Vaccines (Regularly Updated)
From Immunization Action Coalition - Alternate Two-Dose Hepatitis B Vaccination Schedule for Adolescents Aged 11-15 Years (March 31, 2000)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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