Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Health-Care Worker Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis

Table of Contents

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

May 15, 1998

Note: The guidelines have been revised; for the updated guidelines in PDF format, click here.

Contributors
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Summary
Introduction
Definitions of Health-Care Workers and Exposure
Background
Recommendations for the Management of Potentially Exposed HCWs
Recommendations for the Selection of Drugs for PEP
Postexposure Registries
Resources for Consultation
Administrative Considerations
References
Appendix
Figure 1: Determining the Need for HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) After an Occupational Exposure

This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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