This section provides a broad overview of hepatitis B virus infection. You'll find the names of the authors and the references at the foot of the page.
Summarises key information information about the hepatitis B virus, including infectivity and effects on the liver.
Created on 29/11/2007 Last changed on 13/03/2008
Stella Pendleton, MA, BH (Hons), Dip N, MTD, RN (Adult), RN (Children), RM, Education Adviser, Hepatitis B Foundation UK,
and
David Mutimer, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCP, Reader in Medicine (Birmingham University), and Honorary Consultant Hepatologist (Liver and Hepatobiliary Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham),
in collaboration with
Nicholas Tatman, BSc (Hons), Cert in Management, RN (Adult), ENB A25, ENB 998, Specialist Hepatology Nurse, University College London.
References
Alberti, A. et al (ECC Jury) (2005) Short statement of the first European Consensus Conference on the treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C in HIV co-infected patients, Journal of Hepatology, 42, pp.615-624 Available here
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006) Viral hepatitis B fact sheet. Available here
Department of Health (2000) HBV information for midwives. Hepatitis B testing in pregnancy, no place : DoH. Available here
European Association for the Study of the Liver (2003) EASL International Consensus Conference on Hepatitis B, 13-14 September 2002, Journal of Hepatology, 38, pp.533-540. Available here
Health Protection Agency (2005) Hepatitis B: general information. Available here
Poynard, T. (2004) Hepatitis C and B. Management and treatment (2nd edition), London : Taylor & Francis.
Timbury, M.C. et al (2002) Notes on medical microbiology, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Tibbs, C.J. and Smith, H.M. (2001) Clinicians' guide to viral hepatitis, London: Arnold.
World Health Organization (2002) Hepatitis B, WHO Department of Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Response. Available here
