Hepatitis C
7 questions
Learning Objectives
- Review the recent hepatitis C virus epidemiology in the United States
- Summarize changes in routine screening recommendations for hepatitis C virus infection
- Explain the CDC’s recommended hepatitis C virus testing algorithm
- Discuss the use and impact of direct-acting antivirals in treating hepatitis C virus infection
- Outline postexposure prophylaxis protocols for health care personnel exposed to hepatitis C virus infection
Authors
David H. Spach, MD
David H. Spach, MD
Professor of Medicine
Editor-in-Chief, National STD Curriculum
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
University of Washington
Professor of Medicine
Editor-in-Chief, National STD Curriculum
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
University of Washington
Disclosures: None
Michela Blain, MD, MPH
Michela Blain, MD, MPH
Infectious Diseases
Kaiser Permanente Washington
Reviewers
Aley G. Kalapila, MD, PhD
Aley G. Kalapila, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Emory University School of Medicine
Grady Health System
Disclosures: None
2nd Edition
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