Bloodborne Pathogens/Infectious disease:

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1998). Guideline for infection control personnel in healthcare, 1998. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/InfectControl98.pdf
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013). Updated US Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis.
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Workbook for designing, implementing, and evaluating a sharps injury prevention program. (2008). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/sharpssafety/pdf/sharpsworkbook_2008.pdf
  4. Good, L. & Grimmond, T. (2017). Proven strategies to prevent bloodborne pathogen exposure in EXPO-S.T.O.P. hospitals. Journal of Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare. Retrieved from https://aohp.org/aohp/Portals/0/Documents/ToolsForYourWork/free_publications/Strategies%20to%20S.T.O.P.%20bloodborne%20pathogen%20exposures-2017.pdf?ver=2017-05-08-184512-990
  5. Kuhar, D., Henderson, D., Struble, K., Heneine, W., Thomas, V., Cheever, L., . . . US Public Health Service Working Group. (2013). Updated US Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology,34(9), 875-892. doi:10.1086/672271
  6. International Safety Center. EPINet Sharps Injury and Blood and Body Fluid Data Reports. Retrieved from https://internationalsafetycenter.org/exposure-reports/
  7. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention; Retrieved from: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/gen_guidance.html
  8. Training for Development of Innovative Control Technologies Project (TDICT). Retrieved from www.tdict.org
  9. University of California, San Francisco Clinician Consultation Center. PEP Quick Guide for Occupational Exposures. Retrieved from https://nccc.ucsf.edu/clinical-resources/pep-resources/pep-quick-guide/

  10. Mooreman, A.C., De Perio, M. A., Goldschmidt, R., et al. Testing and Clinical Management of Health Care Personnel Potentially Exposed to Hepatitis C Virus — CDC Guidance, United States, 2020. MMWR Recomm Rep 2020;69(No. 6). Retrieved April 7, 2021 rr6906 Testing and Clinical Management of Health Care Personnel Potentially Exposed to Hepatitis C Virus — CDC Guidance, United States, 2020