Francisco Alvarado-Ramy, MD Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Elise M. Beltrami, MD Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Address: Francisco Alvarado-Ramy, MD, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop D-18, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333
This paper discusses treatments that are experimental or are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the use under discussion.
ABSTRACTThe US Public Health Service recently updated its guidelines for managing health care workers exposed to blood or other body fluids that might contain blood-borne viruses. The update addresses, among other things, timely administration of hepatitis B immune globulin and hepatitis B vaccine, appropriate testing for hepatitis C exposure, and new information on prophylaxis after exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
