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Postexposure Evaluation and Follow-up

Course Number: 472

References / Additional Resources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 29 CFR Part 1910.1030. Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens; needlesticks and other sharps injuries; final rule. Federal Register 2001;66:5317-5325. As amended from and includes 29 CRF Part 1910.1030. Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens; final rule Federal Register 1991;56:64174-64182. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings. 2003. MMWR 2003;52(No. RR-17):1-76.

  3. Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, et al. 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  5. CDC Guidance for Evaluating Health-Care Personnel for Hepatitis B Virus Protection and for Administering Postexposure Management. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  6. Henderson DK, Dembry L, Fishman NO, et al. SHEA guideline for management of healthcare workers who are infected with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and/or human immunodeficiency virus. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010;31(3):203-232. doi:10.1086/650298.

  7. Michelin A, Henderson DK. Infection control guidelines for prevention of health care-associated transmission of hepatitis B and C viruses. Clin Liver Dis. 2010;14(1):119-x. doi:10.1016/j.cld.2009.11.005.

  8. Kuhar DT, Henderson DK, Struble KA, et al. Updated US Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to human immunodeficiency virus and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis [published correction appears in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Nov;34(11):1238. Dosage error in article text]. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013;34(9):875-892. doi:10.1086/672271.

  9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles (Rubeola). Accessed August 20, 2020.

  10. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mumps. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  11. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mumps. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Immunization of health-care personnel. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Accessed August 20, 2020.

  13. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chickenpox (Varicella). Accessed August 20, 2020.

  14. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Frequently Asked Questions. How Does the Virus Spread? Accessed August 20, 2020.

  15. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Interim Guidance). Accessed August 20, 2020.

  16. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  17. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tuberculosis (TB). Accessed August 20, 2020.

  18. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tetanus. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diphtheria. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  20. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Accessed August 20, 2020.

  21. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meningococcal Disease. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  22. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pneumococcal Disease. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  23. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Accessed August 20, 2020.

  24. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Viral Hepatitis. Hepatisis A. Accessed August 20, 2020.

  25. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care. Accessed August 20, 2020.

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