PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hesham M. Elgouhari
AU  - Tarek I. Abu-Rajab Tamimi
AU  - William Carey
TI  - Hepatitis B: A strategy for evaluation and management
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.08025
DP  - 2009 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 19--35
VI  - 76
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/1/19.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/1/19.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2009 Jan 01; 76
AB  - In hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, a single approach to treatment cannot be applied to all patients. Acute, adult-acquired HBV infection rarely requires treatment, whereas treatment for chronic infection should be based on the patient’s clinical situation and test results. The ideal agent for treating hepatitis B does not exist, and trade-offs are the essence of agent selection. In last month’s Journal (Cleve Clin J Med 2008; 75:881–889), we outlined the natural history and diagnosis of chronic HBV infection; in this article we outline its management.