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How do you manage patients who are Hepatitis B core antibody positive/surface antigen negative and starting a biologic DMARD (other than rituximab)?

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Rheumatology · Harvard Medical School

According to the 2015 American College of Rheumatology Guidelines, a patient with natural immunity to Hepatitis B (Core & Surface Antibody-positive; Antigen-negative, normal liver function tests) can be treated as any other patient. However, monitoring of viral load is recommended "regularly" at 6-1...

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