Author reply

Sumudu Narayana, Michael Nugent, Richard Woodman, Michael Larkin, Jeyamani Ramachandran, Kate Muller, Alan Wigg

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Abstract

We thank Keskin for the interest in our work and agree with his comments.

Specifically, we agree that all hepatitis B patients should be routinely assessed for other blood-borne viruses (hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus and delta hepatitis), and this is consistent with recently published Australian Consensus recommendations. However, it has been observed by our group and others that delta hepatitis is very rare or non-existent in Indigenous Australian populations, so the value of routine testing in this population is uncertain.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1458
Number of pages1
JournalInternal Medicine Journal
Volume52
Issue number8
Early online date16 Aug 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2022

Keywords

  • chronic hepatitis B
  • indigenous health
  • vaccination
  • public health
  • Australia

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