Occupational Risk (HCV)

Protocol Needed for Postexposure Follow-up for Healthcare Workers

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, July 21st, 1997

Individual healthcare institutions should consider implementing policies and procedures for follow-up for hepatitis C virus infection after occupational exposures to blood, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Although healthcare workers are at occupational risk for acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV), no vaccine is available, and immune globulin is not recommended for postexposure prophylaxis, the CDC noted ("Recommendations for Follow-Up of Health-Care Workers after Occupational Exposure to Hepatitis C Virus," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report [MMWR], July 4, 1997;46(26):603-606).

The CDC, in collaboration with...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1997-07-21)

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