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MMWR: Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis

This report updates previous US Public Health Service recommendations for the management of health-care personnel (HCP) who have occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids that may contain Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, or HIV/AIDS. It contains recommendations for Hepatitis B Virus postexposure management including initiation of hepatitis B vaccine series to any susceptible, unvaccinated person who sustains blood or body fluid exposure. Guidance is provided to clinicians and exposed HCP for selecting the appropriate HBV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP).

Initiating and Maintaining a Hepatitis C Support Group: A How-to Program Guide

This program guide provides the clinician with guidelines for establishing and maintaining a support group for veterans with hepatitis C. It presents the objectives and format of the guide, and discusses the rationale for support groups and steps in support group development. The appendices include sample mission statement, forms for use with the support group, suggested hepatitis C educational topics, and additional sources of information on hepatitis C.

Frontline Hepatitis C Training: A 3-Session Curriculum for Syringe Exchange Peer Outreach Workers: Trainers Manual

This monograph is an instruction guide by the Harm Reduction Coalition’s Hepatitis C Harm Reduction Project, a New York City Council-funded technical assistance project initiated in late 2003. The training consists of basic concepts about outreach work, peer education, and hepatitis C. The 3-session program was designed to help syringe exchange peers integrate hepatitis C into their work with current and former drug users. The goal of each session is to provide a basic understanding of each subject covered.

MMWR: Guidelines for Laboratory Testing and Result Reporting of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus

This report presents guidelines for identifying persons with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. It recommends that testing for anti-HCV should include the use of an antibody screening assay, and for screening test-positive results, a more specific supplemental assay. The guidelines expand recommendations for anti-HCV testing to include an option for reflex supplemental testing, based on screening-test-positive signal-to-cut-off ratios.

MMWR: Prevention and Control of Infections With Hepatitis Viruses in Correctional Settings

This report consolidates previous recommendations and adds new ones for preventing and controlling infections with hepatitis viruses among inmates and workers in correctional facilities. The recommendations provide guidelines for juvenile and adult correctional systems regarding (1) identification and investigation of acute viral hepatitis, (2) pre-exposure and postexposure immunization for hepatitis A and B, (3) prevention of hepatitis C virus infection and its consequences, (4) health education, and (5) release planning.

MMWR: Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities: Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

This report reviews guidelines and strategies for preventing environment-associated infections in health-care facilities. It presents recommendations, including evidence-based recommendation supported by studies; requirements of federal agencies; guidelines and standards from building and equipment professional organizations; recommendations from scientific theory or rationale; and experienced opinions based upon infection-control and engineering practices. The report also suggests a series of performance measurements as a way of evaluating infection-control efforts.

TB: Are You at Risk?

This online video describes what TB is and how it is spread. It explains that although TB affects people worldwide, it can be prevented, treated, and cured. The video also identifies individuals who are at risk for TB and emphasizes that they should take the TB skin test.

Hepatitis C: While You Are on Hepatitis C Treatment

This information sheet discusses what to expect while being treated for hepatitis C virus infection. It explains what a patient needs to know about treatment including side effects, treatment time, laboratory tests the doctor may order during treatment, whether it would be possible to work during treatment, taking other medicines to control side effects, the need for a liver biopsy during treatment, and where to get more information.

Hepatitis C: Common Questions About Finishing Hepatitis C Treatment

This information sheet discusses finishing treatment for hepatitis C virus infection. It provides suggestions on what a patient should do after completing treatment, including making a decision about taking a break if the treatment did not clear the virus from one’s blood or trying new drugs right away, talking to the doctor before trying herbs, getting liver function tests every six months or every year, and getting regular checkups.

Hepatitis C: Laboratory Tests and Hepatitis C

This information sheet discusses the laboratory tests doctors use to check the health of a patient with hepatitis C. It explains the importance of liver function tests and other tests, what each test measures, what is considered normal range, the meaning of the test result, and where to get more information.