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Hepatitis A - Management
Basis for recommendation
Recommendations for interpretation of hepatitis A virus antibody test results are mainly based on the National standard method for hepatitis A virus acute infection serology produced by the Health Protection Agency [HPA, 2007], expert opinion in a review article [WHO, 2000], and the UK National guideline on the management of the viral hepatitides A, B, and C, published by the Clinical Effectiveness Group of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV [BASHH, 2008].
- The recommendation to repeat HAV-IgM levels a week later, if the person has had an initial negative result but is in the first 7–10 days of symptoms (to exclude a false-negative result) is based on the opinion of a CKS expert reviewer.
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