Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Virus Infections in the United States, 2011-2016

Eshan U Patel; Chloe L Thio; Denali Boon; David L Thomas; Aaron A R Tobian

doi:10.1093/cid/ciz001

Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Virus Infections in the United States, 2011-2016

Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Aug 1;69(4):709-712. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz001.

Authors

Eshan U Patel¹, Chloe L Thio², Denali Boon³, David L Thomas², Aaron A R Tobian¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
² Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
³ Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.

Abstract

Among adults in the 2011-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the estimated prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was 0.36% overall and 3.4% in non-Hispanic Asians. Among adult HBsAg carriers, 42% had antibodies to hepatitis delta virus (anti-HDV). Routine anti-HDV testing should be considered for HBsAg carriers.

Keywords: HBV; HDV; NHANES; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hepatitis B / epidemiology*
Hepatitis D / epidemiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition Surveys
Prevalence
United States / epidemiology
Young Adult

Abstract

MeSH terms

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