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Updated USPHS guidelines for managing occupational exposure to HBV, HCV and HIV and considerations for Dentistry.
Significant Findings• The majority of HIV infection is in males.• HIV+ are most often also infected with HBV and HCV.• Prevalence of viral infections is high among YIDU in San Francisco, especially HCV.• Seroprevalence in- creased with duration of injecting for all three viruses.• No injection-related variables were associ- ated with HIV infection, but 93% were coinfect- ed with HCV or HBV.
Measurement tools included:• Screening questionnaire and in- terview• Cross-sectional in-depth survey instrument• Risk assessment• Serological samples for HIV, HBV, and HCV antibodies• Medical history formOverall, a total of 108 participants were recruited using the RDS method, and 145 were recruited through the stan- dard street-based outreach method.
HBV and HCV are also highly prevalent in IDUs. Since the incidence and prevalence of HBV and HCV is higher than that of HIV, these forms of hepatitis can serve as useful seromarkers for evaluating HIV risk behaviors.
This type of product is within the category HBV of Bureau Veritas Rule Note NR320 and as such does not require a BV product certificate.