PMID- 19528565 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090626 LR - 20190619 IS - 1539-3704 (Electronic) IS - 0003-4819 (Linking) VI - 150 IP - 12 DP - 2009 Jun 16 TI - Screening for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnancy: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. PG - 869-73, W154 AB - DESCRIPTION: Reaffirmation of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for hepatitis B virus hepatitis B virus infection in pregnancy. METHODS: The USPSTF performed a brief literature update, including a search for new and substantial evidence on the benefits and harms of screening pregnant women for hepatitis B virus infection. FINDING: The net benefit of screening continues to be well established. RECOMMENDATION: Screen for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women at their first prenatal visit. (Grade A recommendation.). CN - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Practice Guideline PL - United States TA - Ann Intern Med JT - Annals of internal medicine JID - 0372351 SB - IM SPIN- Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jun 16;150(12):I36. PMID: 19528547 MH - Female MH - Hepatitis B/*diagnosis/prevention & control/*transmission MH - Humans MH - Immunoassay/adverse effects MH - Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/*prevention & control MH - *Mass Screening/adverse effects MH - Pregnancy MH - Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/*diagnosis/*prevention & control MH - Prenatal Care FIR - Calonge, Ned IR - Calonge N FIR - Petitti, Diana B IR - Petitti DB FIR - DeWitt, Thomas G IR - DeWitt TG FIR - Dietrich, Allen J IR - Dietrich AJ FIR - Gregory, Kimberly D IR - Gregory KD FIR - Grossman, David IR - Grossman D FIR - Isham, George IR - Isham G FIR - LeFevre, Michael L IR - LeFevre ML FIR - Leipzig, Rosanne M IR - Leipzig RM FIR - Marion, Lucy N IR - Marion LN FIR - Melnyk, Bernadette IR - Melnyk B FIR - Moyer, Virginia A IR - Moyer VA FIR - Ockene, Judith K IR - Ockene JK FIR - Sawaya, George F IR - Sawaya GF FIR - Schwartz, J Sanford IR - Schwartz JS FIR - Wilt, Timothy IR - Wilt T EDAT- 2009/06/17 09:00 MHDA- 2009/06/27 09:00 CRDT- 2009/06/17 09:00 PHST- 2009/06/17 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/06/17 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/06/27 09:00 [medline] AID - 150/12/869 [pii] AID - 10.7326/0003-4819-150-12-200906160-00011 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jun 16;150(12):869-73, W154. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-12-200906160-00011.