Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Prevention of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection among health care providers" and "Society guideline links: Immunizations in adults" and "Society guideline links: Immunizations in children and adolescents" and "Society guideline links: Travel medicine".)
International
●World Health Organization (WHO): Position paper on hepatitis B (2017)
●World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO): Practice guideline on hepatitis B (2015)
●WHO: Guidance on prevention of viral hepatitis B and C among people who inject drugs (2012)
Canada
●Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): Canadian Immunization Guide – Hepatitis B vaccine (2017)
●PHAC: Primary care management of hepatitis B – Quick reference (HBV-QR) (2014)
United States
●Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): Hepatitis B vaccine recommendations
●CDC: Hepatitis B vaccination of adults
●CDC: Hepatitis B vaccination of infants, children, and adolescents
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book (2021)
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●ACIP: Recommended adult immunization schedule for ages 19 years or older, United States (2021)
●CDC: Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines – Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (2021)
●CDC: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases ("The Pink Book") – Hepatitis B (2015)
Europe
●ECDC: Public health guidance on prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings (2018)
●ECDC: Guidance on HIV and STI prevention among men who have sex with men (2015)
United Kingdom
●Public Health England (PHE): The Green Book – Hepatitis B (2013, updated 2019)
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Quality standard on hepatitis B (2014)
Australia–New Zealand
Japan