2007
Physician's Guide to Hepatitis B
The 2007 edition of this popular handbook features new updates to provide health care providers with the latest information on the incidence, transmission, detection, prevention, and management of hepatitis B and liver cancer.
The handbook has been praised for being comprehensive while retaining an easy-to-read and user-friendly format. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the leading federal agency charged with promoting the health and safety of the American people, has even placed this guide on their website for use by all health professionals and government agencies.
Visit the CDC Viral Hepatitis page for more information.
Download: (4.29 MB) 2007 Physician's Guide to Hepatitis B (2007)
Information Resources Regarding Healthcare Workers
In the United States, there are no legal restrictions preventing health care workers with chronic hepatitis B from practicing medicine. To minimize the risk of transmitting HBV and any other blood borne illness, the CDC recommends that health care workers should always:
- wear gloves when seeing patients
- wash hands between seeing different patients
- dispose of all needles after one-time use.
For more information, see below.
- CDC. Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Virus to Patients During Exposure-Prone Invasive Procedures.
- Chiarello LA, et al. Risks and prevention of bloodborne virus transmission from infected healthcare providers. Seminar in Infection Control 2001 Vol 1, No. 1; 61-72.
- Beltrami EM, et al. Risk and management of blood-borne infections in health care workers. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2000; 13:385-407.
- CDC. Prevention & Control of Hepatitis B in Healthcare Settings.
- National Business Group on Health. Hepatitis B: Infectious Disease
Outbreaks and Trends.
Last Updated: October 23, 2009
