Study Highlights Need For Improved Screening, Treatment Of Chronic HBV And TB Coinfection

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/3, Barowski) reports, “Tuberculosis (TB) and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection is more common than TB infection alone in some patients. However, diagnosis of both conditions together is uncommon, indicating the need to improve screening and treatment in patients at increased risk for coinfection.” These findings were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.