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  1. Hepatitis B: Should I have the vaccine? - InformedHealth.org - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK541971
    ... 2019 ; Next update: 2022. In most adults, an acute hepatitis B infection will usually clear up on its own, ... cells but they don’t cause any problems. Acute hepatitis B infections only very rarely lead to long-term ...
  2. Detailed Methods - Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK208507
    ... A randomized controlled trial of lamivudine to treat acute hepatitis B. Hepatology. 2007; 45 (1):97–101. [ PubMed : 17187417 ] ... of efficacy of lamivudine in patients with severe acute hepatitis B. Dig Dis Sci. 2010; 55 (3):775–83. [ ...
  3. Hepatitis B - children 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007671.htm
    ... few weeks to 6 months. This is called acute hepatitis B. Acute hepatitis B does not cause any lasting problems. ... These tests can help diagnose: A new infection (acute hepatitis B) A chronic or long-term infection (chronic hepatitis ...
  4. Hepatitis B | HBV | MedlinePlus 
    https://medlineplus.gov/hepatitisb.html
    ... have symptoms than younger children. Some people with acute hepatitis B have symptoms 2 to 5 months after infection. ... problems can hepatitis B cause? In rare cases, acute hepatitis B can cause liver failure. Chronic hepatitis B can ...
  5. xmlmplus_topics_2024-04-25.xml 
    https://medlineplus.gov/xml/mplus_topics_2024-04-25.xml
    ... than younger children.</p> <p>Some people with acute hepatitis B have symptoms 2 to 5 months after infection. ... hepatitis B cause?</h3> <p>In rare cases, acute hepatitis B can cause liver failure.</p> <p>Chronic hepatitis ...
  6. Hepatitis B 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000279.htm
    ... the vaccine. Infants born to mothers who have acute hepatitis B or have had the infection in the past ... 2023. Accessed February 11, 2024. Janssen HLA, Fung S. Hepatitis B. In: ... 79. Pawlotsky J-M. Acute viral hepatitis. In: Goldman L, Cooney KA, eds. ...
  7. Hepatitis B vaccine - what you need to know 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007613.htm
    ... it can lead to a serious, lifelong illness. Acute hepatitis B is a short-term illness that can lead ...
  8. Your child's first vaccines - what you need to know 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007628.htm
    ... it can lead to a serious, lifelong illness. Acute hepatitis B infection is a short-term illness that can ...
  9. Reportable diseases 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001929.htm
    ... syndrome Hemolytic uremic syndrome , post-diarrheal Hepatitis A Hepatitis B (acute and chronic) Hepatitis B perinatal infection Hepatitis C (acute and chronic) Hepatitis ...
  10. Preventing hepatitis B or C 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000401.htm
    ... 18 months. Infants born to mothers who have acute hepatitis B or who are chronic hepatitis B carriers past ...
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