Hepatitis B Virus in the United States
Authors: Alison A. Evans, Chari Cohen, W.T. London
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2011)

Letters2 August 2011Hepatitis B Virus in the United StatesAlison A. Evans, ScD, Chari Cohen, MPH, and W.T. London, MDAlison A. Evans, ScDFrom Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102; Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA 18902; and Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497.Search for more papers by this author, Chari Cohen, MPHFrom Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102; Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA 18902; and Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497.Search for more papers by this author, and W.T. London, MDFrom Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102; Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA 18902; and Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-155-3-201108020-00021 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We were encouraged to see Ioannou's article (1), which used data from NHANES to estimate the prevalence of infection, exposure, and immunity to HBV. As presented, the data are useful as a snapshot of the proportion of the U.S. population that was adequately sampled in NHANES. However, we are concerned that readers may come away with a false sense of security about the prevalence of chronic HBV infection. NHANES by design does not sample the portion of the U.S. population most at risk for this condition.The 2010 Institute of Medicine report on viral hepatitis in the ...References1. Ioannou GN. Hepatitis B virus in the United States: infection, exposure, and immunity rates in a nationally representative survey. Ann Intern Med. 2011;154:319-28. [PMID: 21357909] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Institute of Medicine. Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C. Washington, DC: National Academies Pr; 2010. Google Scholar3. Cohen C, Evans AA, London WT, Block J, Conti M, Block T. Underestimation of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the United States of America [Letter]. J Viral Hepat. 2008;15:12-3. [PMID: 18088239] MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Alison A. Evans, ScD; Chari Cohen, MPH; W.T. London, MDAffiliations: From Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102; Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA 18902; and Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoHepatitis B Virus in the United States: Infection, Exposure, and Immunity Rates in a Nationally Representative Survey George N. Ioannou Hepatitis B Virus in the United States George N. Ioannou Hepatitis B Virus in the United States Su H. Wang , Perry Pong , and Henry Pollack Metrics 2 August 2011Volume 155, Issue 3Page: 205KeywordsArmed forcesConflicts of interestHepatitisHepatitis B virusImmunityInfectious diseasesInfectious hepatitisInformation storage and retrievalQuestionnaires ePublished: 2 August 2011 Issue Published: 2 August 2011 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2011 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...