Guidelines for Prevention of Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Virus to Health-care and Public-safety Workers

• NCJ Number: 138239
• Date Published: 1991
• Length: 49 pages
• Corporate Author: California State Dept of Corrections
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Guideline
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Revised January 1991; material developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control Center for Infectious Diseases

Annotation

Addressed to California public safety and health care personnel, these guidelines present the recommended prevention procedures to control the risk of contracting AIDS or hepatitis B while performing work duties.

Abstract

Information is provided regarding the modes of transmission of HIV in the workplace, the risk of transmission under various assumptions, the principles underlying risk control, and specific risk-control recommendations for employers and workers. The text assumes that the modes of transmission for hepatitis B virus are similar to those of HIV. The document also provides information on the medical management of persons who have sustained an exposure at the workplace to these viruses. These guidelines are intended for use by a technically informed audience. Tables, appended instructions regarding universal precautions and procedures for health-care settings, and 37 references