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Guidelines & Best Practices

Contents
Treatment
Prevention & Transmission
Testing & Counseling
HIV Coinfection
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatitis A & B

Treatment

bulletManagement and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Recommendations from the Department of Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center Program and the National Hepatitis C Program Office
Hepatitis C treatment recommendations, October 2006
bulletTreatment of Patients with Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension, October 2003, v.1
Treatment recommendations for cirrhosis based on evidence in the literature, as well as on the results of the most recent consensus conferences
bulletHepatitis C Treatment-Related Anemia & Neutropenia
Criteria for Use documents for using granulocyte stimulating colony factor and recombinant erythropoietin for hepatitis C treatment-related anemia and neutropenia, from the VHA Pharmacy Benefits Management Strategic Healthcare Group and Medical Advisory Panel

Prevention & Transmission

bulletRecommendations for prevention and control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV-related chronic disease
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, October 16, 1998
bulletUpdated U.S. Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, June 29, 2001

Testing & Counseling

bulletHepatitis C Testing and Prevention Counseling Guidelines for VA Health Care Practitioners, 2001
Guidelines to help providers assist veterans in identifying their hepatitis C status, provide education, and help facilitate behavior changes that will reduce their risk of acquiring or transmitting the hepatitis C virus
bulletCDC: Guidelines for laboratory testing and result reporting of antibody to hepatitis C virus
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, February 7, 2003

HIV Coinfection

bulletManagement and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in HIV-Infected Adults
VA Hepatitis C Resource Center and National Hepatitis C Program Office, September 1, 2005
bulletGuidelines for treatment and management of HIV and hepatitis C coinfection
British HIV Association (BHIVA), October, 2004

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

bullet Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
AASLD Practice Guideline; Bruix J and Sherman M. Hepatology. 2005 Nov;42(5):1208-36.
bulletClinical Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Conclusions of the Barcelona-2000 EASL Conference [pdf]
Bruix J, et al. Journal of Hepatology. 2001 35:421-430.

Hepatitis A & B

bulletChronic hepatitis B. (AASLD Practice Guidelines)
Lok AS and McMahon BJ. Hepatology. 2007 Feb;45(2):507-39.
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