The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updates guide on hepatitis b virus-infected health providers, students
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 6 offered new guidance on safe clinical practice for health providers and students who are infected with the hepatitis B virus.
The report updates the 1991 CDC recommendations on preventing the transmission of bloodborne viruses from infected health care provider to patients during exposure-prone invasive procedures. The new information reflects changes in the epidemiology of HBV infection in the United States and advances in the medical management of chronic HBV infection and policy directives issued by health authorities since 1991. The recommendations also explicitly address the issue of dental and medical students who are discovered to have chronic HBV infection.
