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Federal Bureau of Prisons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Hepatitis C and Cirrhosis
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Federal Bureau of Prisons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Hepatitis C and Cirrhosis
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These clinical practice guidelines "provide recommendations for the medical management of federal inmates with hepatitis C, or who are otherwise at risk of infection" (p.1). Sections of this document include: purpose; transmission of hepatitis C; acute hepatitis C infection -- diagnosis and treatment; chronic hepatitis C infection -- natural history, stepwise approach for detection evaluation, and treatment, and complicating medical conditions; management of cirrhosis; infection control; and definitions. Appendixes are: Inmate Fact Sheet on Hepatitis B &C Viral Infection; Stepwise Approach for Detecting, Evaluating, and Treating Chronic Hepatitis C; Hepatitis C Treatment Monitoring Schedule; Timeline for HCV Treatment Decisions -- Genotypes 1, 4, 5, 6; Timeline for HCV Treatment Decisions -- Genotypes 2 and 3; Interferon/Ribavirin Drug Information; Infection Control Practices for Hepatitis C; and Resources -- Prevention and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis.
Accession Number: 023826
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