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What is the current state of the art in hepatitis B management?
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What is the current state of the art in hepatitis B management?
Friday 1 December 2023, 12:30 AM
Complications of hepatitis B virus infection continue to increase in New Zealand [Image: iStock.com – mi-viri]
Medical director of The Hepatitis Foundation Chris Moyes reviews the current hepatitis B situation in New Zealand, including appropriate treatment
The complications of hepatocellular carcinoma continue to increase, with several hundred deaths a year
Hepatitis B virus is endemic in New Zealan
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2. Gane EJ, Charlton MR, Mohamed R, et al. Asian consensus recommendations on optimizing the diagnosis and initiation of treatment of hepatitis B virus infection in resource-limited settings. J Viral Hepat 2020;27(5):466–75.