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Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis Virus to Patients During Exposure-Prone Invasive Procedures

This document has been developed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to update recommendations for prevention of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis virus (HBV) in the health-care setting. Current data suggest that the risk for such transmission from a health-care w...

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Published in:MMWR. Recommendations and reports 1991-07, Vol.40 (RR-8), p.1-9
Main Authors: Polder, Jacquelyn A., Bell, David M., Curran, James, Furman, Lawrence, Gooch, Barbara, Hughes, James, Jaffe, Harold, Margolis, Harold, Marianos, Donald, Martone, William, Martin, Linda, Shapiro, Craig
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Summary:This document has been developed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to update recommendations for prevention of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis virus (HBV) in the health-care setting. Current data suggest that the risk for such transmission from a health-care worker (HCW) to a patient during an invasive procedure is small; a precise assessment of the risk is not yet available. This document contains recommendations to provide guidance for prevention of HIV and HBV transmission during those invasive procedures that are considered exposure-prone.
ISSN:1057-5987
1545-8601