Rapid hepatitis B test Xpert®

for antibodiesHBVserum

Viral hepatitis is one of the leading causes of death globally with 1.4 million deaths per year, as many as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria. Hepatitis B and C viruses cause 95% of those deaths in the world.1 The WHO global health sector strategy to eliminate Viral Hepatitis as a major public health threat by 2030 requires considerable efforts from governments, healthcare authorities and communities. Service delivery must be expanded to better manage the number of people living with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV).1 The Need Efficient Treatment Delivery Although a vaccine for HBV exists, there is still no cure and lifelong treatment is needed for individuals already chronically infected with Hepatitis B Virus HBV rapid antibody testing is mainly done at point of care or in community based programmes but HBV viral load testing and monitoring is traditionally done in the laboratory with long turnaround times, which can result in more patients being lost to follow up and care Service coverage of core interventions are needed to expand prevention, testing and treatment for HBV The Solution Xpert HBV Viral Load on the GeneXpert® System Accurate and reliable quantification of HBV DNA in human serum or plasma Flexible throughput for any testing setting with round the clock, on-demand results Simplify disease management with the possibility of having sample to viral load results less than one hour The Impact Improve Patient Care: Same day results support better clinical decisions Increase Efficiency: High quality HBV viral load quantitative results for accurate treatment delivery