Cost of treating chronic hepatitis B: Comparison of current treatment guidelines

Figure 1 B positive program for chronic hepatitis B screening and treatment protocol. Depicts the algorithm used to stratify participants aged > 35 years into routine surveillance [for those with viral loads below 2000 IU/ mL and normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT)], enhanced hepatocellular cancer (HCC) surveillance (for elevated viral loads and normal ALT), and those at highest HCC risk (referred for specialist opinion and antiviral therapy). CHB: Chronic hepatitis B; HBeAg: Hepatitis B e antigen; HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; GP: General practitioner; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; AFP: α fetoprotein; LFTs: Liver function tests.