- Case-Based Modules
- Initial Evaluation
- Dermatologic Manifestations
- Oral Manifestations
- OIs: Prophylaxis
- OIs: Treatment
- Antiretroviral Rx
- Antiretroviral Rx: Resistance
- Antiretroviral Rx: Adverse Effects
- Drug-Drug Interactions
- Postexposure Prophylaxis
- Perinatal Transmission
- Special Populations
- Prevention for Positives
- Challenging Unknowns
- Resource-Limited Settings
- Interactive Tutorials
- Routine HIV Screening
- Oraquick Advance Rapid HIV Test
- HIV Integration
- This program is funded through Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services.
Postexposure Prophylaxis
Question | Discussion | References | CME Credit
Case 4: Exposure to Hepatitis C Virus
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Most health care workers who seroconvert to hepatitis C virus do not have an obvious clinical seroconversion illness. |
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This answer is correct. Most persons who acquire hepatitis C virus, including those who are occupationally exposed, do not have an obvious clinical illness associated with seroconversion. The lack of an obvious clinical illness makes follow-up serologic testing mandatory in the setting of a needlestick injury.
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