PPT-Hepatitis B Case Studies

Nina Kim MD MSc Associate Professor of Medicine University of Washington Harborview Madison Clinic and Hepatitis amp Liver Clinic No conflicts of interest Case 1 Extensive Treatment Experience. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. . Information for members of the ENVI Committee. 24 . May 2011. Epidemiology of hepatitis B. Decreasing trend of hepatitis B in EU/EEA countries. Interpretation is hampered:. History . In 1963, Dr Baruch . Blumberg. accidentally discovered an antigen that detected the presence of hepatitis B in blood samples.. Dr . Blumberg. and his team identified a strange antigen from a blood sample of an Austrian Aborigine.. . -Stacey . Trooskin. MD, PhD, Drexel University & . HepCAP. . -Karen Arendt, RN, St. Joseph's Center for Liver & Hepatobiliary Disease. -Courtney Jones, Patient Advocate Foundation. www.nvhr.org/program. Diana L. . Sylvestre. , MD. University of CA, San Francisco. OASIS Clinic, Oakland, CA. Disclosure Information. What’s New In Hepatitis C. Diana . Sylvestre. , MD. I have the following financial relationships to disclose:. CalREDIE Local Users Call. December 2, 2015. Rachel McLean, MPH. California Department of Public Health. Why Change the Hepatitis C Case Definition?. HCV antibody, RNA tests more accurate. Anti-HCV signal-to-cutoff ratio information often missing. *A person . <. 24 months of age whose mode of exposure is not perinatal (e.g., health care-acquired) should be classified under the 2012 acute or chronic hepatitis B case definitions. A person . <. : inflammation of liver; presence of inflammatory cells in organ tissue. . Pathogenesis: Immune response.. Acute Viral Hepatitis. : symptoms last less than 6 months. Chronic Hepatitis. : Inflammation of liver for at least 6 months. Resources, Recommendations and Special Considerations. Summer/Fall 2018. Purpose-To . Provide Environmentalists: . General information about Hepatitis A Virus (HAV). Overview of contact investigation done by Epidemiologist/Communicable Disease. C reports*, . by risk exposure/behavior. † . —. . United States, . 2013. *A total of 2,138 case reports of acute hepatitis C were received in 2013. . †. . More than one risk exposure/behavior may be indicated on each case-report.. Scenario. Confirmed. . hepatitis. . A*. . AND…. Classification. Rationale. Hepatitis. . C. . virus. . (HCV). . test. . conversion. *. . documented. Confirmed. . acute. . hepatitis. . C. vaccine age groupvolumeschedules/dosing intervalsEngerix-B(GlaxoSmithKline)For newborns, give dose #1 For older children who did not Combination vaccines: Recommended dosages and schedulesvaccine age PROTOCOL CHECKLIST Enter available information into Merlin upon receipt of initial report Review background on disease, case definition, and laboratory testing Interview patient Incubation period S In Indiana, the 10-year trend of hepatitis A decreased from 329 cases in 1997 to 33 cases in 2006. Many cases have unknown exposures, while some reported traveling internationally. In A in an element Background and Aim:. There are no recognized risk factors for progression to chronic hepatitis in adults with acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. . We aimed to . identify risk factors of progression to chronic hepatitis in adults with acute hepatitis B.