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Tools to Help You Manage Exposures Hepatitis B and C.
Prompt assessment and management of potential hepatitis B and C exposures from needlesticks, splashes, sexual exposure, and human bites is paramount. While each exposure case is unique, there are standard strategies that help you determine who should receive hepatitis B prophylaxis and how to evaluate and monitor hepatitis C exposures. NCCC clinicians have compiled and created tools to assist you in identifying what constitutes an exposure and how to test for and follow up on exposures confidently.
Up-to-date hepatitis exposure management guidelines
Current U.S. Public Health Service guidelines and select treatment protocols for managing exposures to HIV and hepatitis B and C. Guidelines on this page are updated in concordance with USPHS updates for each topic.
Hepatitis Exposure Management Guidelines
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommendations for Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States, 2018
Open PDF | From The CDC MMWR
- CDC Guidance for Evaluating Health-Care Personnel for Hepatitis B Virus Protection and for Administering Postexposure Management, 2013
Open PDF | From The CDC
- Testing and Clinical Management of Health Care Personnel Potentially Exposed to Hepatitis C Virus — CDC Guidance, United States, 2020
Open Link | From The CDC
- Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis, 2001
Open PDF | From The CDC MMWR
- Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease, 1998
Open Link | From The CDC MMWR
PEP Quick Guide for Hepatitis Exposure
Visit our PEP Quick Guide to access the latest Guidelines-based exposure recommendations for hepatitis B and C. This information, provided by our clinicians, will help you with urgent decision-making regarding needlestick and other occupational exposures to hepatitis and other bloodborne pathogens.
Learn at a glance:
- How to assess an exposure
- How to best manage the exposure
- What initial and follow-up tests are required
Additional hepatitis exposure management resources
The NCCC has compiled or created the following resources to aid you in your practice when managing exposures to hepatitis B and C.