HIV in Healthcare Settings
Lab Practices & Testing for HIV in Healthcare Settings
This section applies to exposure to HIV and transmission of HIV in healthcare settings. It deals predominantly with information for Healthcare personnel.
- PHS Guidelines for Testing and Counseling Blood and Plasma Donors for HIV Type 1 Antigen. MMWR 1996 PDF Version, 15 pages
Date last modified: February 23, 2004
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Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID)
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Related Resources
BBP Exposure Resources
- PEPLINE Exposure Hotline
Up-to-the-minute advice on managing occupational exposures (e.g., needlesticks, splashes, etc.) to HIV, hepatitis and other bloodborne pathogens - National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation (NCCC) Hotline