TY - JOUR
T1 - CE
T2 - Viral Hepatitis: New U.S. Screening Recommendations, Assessment Tools, and Treatments
AU - Dan, Corinna
AU - Moses-Eisenstein, Michelle
AU - Valdiserri, Ronald O.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/7/8
Y1 - 2015/7/8
N2 - OVERVIEW: Over the past 15 years, the incidences of hepatitis A and B virus infection in the United States have declined significantly. By contrast, the incidence of hepatitis C virus infection, formerly stable or in decline, has increased by 75% since 2010. Suboptimal therapies of the past, insufficient provider awareness, and low screening rates have hampered efforts to improve diagnosis, management, and treatment of viral hepatitis. New screening recommendations, innovations in assessment and treatment, and an updated action plan from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seem likely to lead to significant progress in the coming years. This article reviews the epidemiology, natural history, and diagnosis of viral hepatitis; discusses new screening recommendations, assessment tools, and treatments; and outlines the HHS action plan, focusing on the role of nurses in prevention and treatment.
AB - OVERVIEW: Over the past 15 years, the incidences of hepatitis A and B virus infection in the United States have declined significantly. By contrast, the incidence of hepatitis C virus infection, formerly stable or in decline, has increased by 75% since 2010. Suboptimal therapies of the past, insufficient provider awareness, and low screening rates have hampered efforts to improve diagnosis, management, and treatment of viral hepatitis. New screening recommendations, innovations in assessment and treatment, and an updated action plan from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seem likely to lead to significant progress in the coming years. This article reviews the epidemiology, natural history, and diagnosis of viral hepatitis; discusses new screening recommendations, assessment tools, and treatments; and outlines the HHS action plan, focusing on the role of nurses in prevention and treatment.
KW - chronic hepatitis
KW - hepatitis A
KW - hepatitis B
KW - hepatitis C
KW - hepatitis treatment
KW - liver disease
KW - viral hepatitis
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U2 - 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000467272.98199.7e
DO - 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000467272.98199.7e
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26067653
AN - SCOPUS:84937053878
SN - 0002-936X
VL - 115
SP - 26
EP - 35
JO - American Journal of Nursing
JF - American Journal of Nursing
IS - 7
ER -