title: Updated U.S. Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to HIV and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis.
abstract: This report updates U.S. Public Health Service recommendations for the management of health-care personnel (HCP) who have occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids that might contain human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although the principles of exposure management remain unchanged, recommended HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) regimens have been changed. This report emphasizes adherence to HIV PEP when it is indicated for an exposure, expert consultation in management of exposures, follow-up of exposed workers to improve adherence to PEP, and monitoring for adverse events, including seroconversion. To ensure timely postexposure management and administration of HIV PEP, clinicians should consider occupational exposures as urgent medical concerns.
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, MS E-68, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. alp4@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Adelisa L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Panlilio
authors.forename: Denise M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cardo
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Grohskopf
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Heneine
authors.forename: Clara Sue
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D016273:Occupational Exposure
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents