Publication of MMWR Recommendations and Reports on HIV and
Hepatitis B Virus in Health-Care and Public-Safety Workers
A new MMWR Recommendations and Reports, "Guidelines for Prevention
of
Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B
Virus to
Health-Care and Public-Safety Workers," was published June 23, 1989
(1). This document provides an overview of the modes of
transmission of
human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus in the
workplace, an
assessment of the risk for transmission under various assumptions,
principles underlying the control of risk, and specific
risk-control
recommendations for employers and workers. This document also
includes
information on medical management of persons who have sustained an
exposure at the workplace to these viruses (e.g., an emergency
medical
technician who incurs a needlestick injury while performing
professional duties). These guidelines are intended for use by a
technically informed audience. A separate model curriculum based on
the
principles and practices discussed in this document is being
developed
for use in training workers.
Reference
CDC. Guidelines for prevention of transmission of human
immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus to health-care and
public-safety workers. MMWR 1989;38(no. S-6).
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