Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease

Hepatitis C-related Guidelines

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2010
MMWR 2010;59(RR-12) - Includes a chapter on Hepatitis C

Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Post-exposure Prophylaxis [PDF - 67 pages]
MMWR 2001;50(RR-11)

Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients [PDF - 63 pages]
MMWR 2001;50(RR-5)

National Hepatitis C Prevention Strategy
CDC 2001

1999 USPHS/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) [PDF - 82 pages]
MMWR 1999;48(RR-10)

 

Occupational Exposure

Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis
MMWR 2001;56(RR-11)

National Clinicians Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline)
Hotline providing clinicians with 24-hour guidance on managing occupational exposures to HIV, viral hepatitis, and other bloodborne pathogens

 

Clinical Guidelines

Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 2006

Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Hepatitis C [PDF - 40 pages]
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 2009

NIH Consensus Statement: Management of Hepatitis C: 2002     Print version [PDF - 52 pages]
National Institutes of Health, 2002

 

Diagnostic Tools

Online Serology Training - Hepatitis A–E

HCV Infection Testing for Diagnosis
    Color [PDF - 1 page] / Black/White [PDF - 1 page]

Reference for Interpretation of HCV Test Results
    Color [PDF - 1 page] / Black/White [PDF - 1 page]