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  • Title: New guidelines for occupational exposure to blood-borne viruses.
    Author: Alvarado-Ramy F, Beltrami EM.
    Journal: Cleve Clin J Med; 2003 May; 70(5):457-65. PubMed ID: 12779136.
    Abstract:
    The US Public Health Service recently updated its guidelines for managing health care workers exposed to blood or other body fluids that might contain blood-borne viruses. The update addresses, among other things, timely administration of hepatitis B immune globulin and hepatitis B vaccine, appropriate testing for hepatitis C exposure, and new information on prophylaxis after exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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